Abnormal / Anomalous

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adjective / rare or learned term (general / philosophical / psychological lexicon)

Definition

A quality designating a fact, behavior, state, or phenomenon that deviates from the norm, rule, or standard state of normality; abnormal, unusual, irregular, or uncommon. It represents a neologism less frequent than its modern equivalent 'anormal'.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Abnormal / Anomalous
  • Atypical

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Regular variable adjective with four morphological forms.
Formation Borrowed from German 'abnorm' or Latin 'abnormis' (deviating from a fixed rule).
Spelling / Pronunciation [abˈnorm]
Source Romanian Language Etymological Dictionary -> Academic Wordlist

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Cercetătorul a observat o reacție abnormă a celulelor în prezența noului compus chimic.

EN: The researcher observed an abnormal reaction of the cells in the presence of the new chemical compound.

RO: În acea iarnă, oscilațiile de temperatură au avut un caracter cu totul abnorm pentru regiunea noastră muntoasă.

EN: During that winter, the temperature fluctuations had a completely unusual character for our mountainous region.

RO: Eseistul critica în articolul său comportamentul abnorm al unor grupuri sociale aflate în momente de panică.

EN: The essayist criticized in his article the abnormal behavior of certain social groups during moments of panic.

Idioms & Phrases

Fenomen abnorm / Abnormal phenomenon / Anomalous event

RO: Manifestare naturală sau tehnică imprevizibilă care încalcă legile statistice sau evoluția obișnuită a unui sistem.

EN: An unpredictable natural or technical manifestation that violates statistical laws or the usual evolution of a system.

Caracter abnorm / Atypical character / Deviant nature

RO: Proprietate structurală ori comportamentală care denotă o abatere evidentă de la tiparul comun de referință.

EN: A structural or behavioral property denoting an obvious deviation from the common reference pattern.

Stare abnormă / Abnormal state / Irregular condition

RO: Situație tranzitorie sau permanentă a unui organism ori mecanism care nu funcționează conform parametrilor optimi.

EN: A transient or permanent situation of an organism or mechanism that does not function according to optimal parameters.

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