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abnormal
abnormal AC /æbˈnɔːməl $ -ˈnɔːr-/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: NORMALITY/NORMALCYabnormality, normal, normalization; verb: normalize; adverb: normallyabnormally; adjective: normalabnormal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: ab- 'away from, not' (from Latin ab- 'away, off') + normal
very different from usual in a way that seems strange, worrying, wrong, or dangerous
   OPP  normal:
    abnormal behaviour
    an abnormal level of cholesterol
    My parents thought it was abnormal for a boy to be interested in ballet.
—abnormally adverb:
    an abnormally high pulse rate