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Vinony

abnormality

noun

  1. subjectively defined behavioral characteristic, assigned to those with rare or dysfunctional conditions
  2. non-standard or atypical, abnormal
  3. stigmatized deviance from biological or social norms
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ/ / /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ət.i/ / /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ɪt.i/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English abnormal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English abnormality From abnormal + -ity.

  1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.

    “Taylor said that her fame makes her "sometimes" miss the normality of being able to hang out with friends but that she's had to get used to "the abnormality of my life".”

  2. Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.

    “I want a full genetic analysis. We're going to examine any abnormality we find no matter how insignificant it seems.”

    “The factors that filter out who “gets through” from conception to birth include chromosomal or genetic abnormalities of the fetus or the mother’s stress response to changes in her environment, Catalano said.”