abnormality

ab·nor·mal·i·ty

noun \ˌab-nər-ˈma-lə-tē, -(ˌ)nȯr-\

plural ab·nor·mal·i·ties

Definition of ABNORMALITY

1

: the quality or state of being abnormal

2

: something abnormal

Examples of ABNORMALITY

1. The test results showed several genetic abnormalities.
2. There was some abnormality in his vision.

First Known Use of ABNORMALITY

1854

Related to ABNORMALITY

Synonyms: freak, anomaly, monster, monstrosity

Antonyms: average, norm, normal, par, standard

Related Words: abortion, malformation, miscreation, mutant, mutation; character, crackbrain, crackpot, crank, eccentric, kook, nut, oddball, screwball, weirdo; aberrant, deviant; individualist, maverick, nonconformist; curiosity, peculiarity, singularity; aberration, exception, irregularity, oddity, rarity

Near Antonyms: sample, specimen; commonplace, usual

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Rhymes with ABNORMALITY

actuality, amorality, animality, atonality, axiality, bestiality, bilinguality, bimodality, bipedality, cardinality, classicality, coevality, comicality, commonality, communality, conjugality, cordiality, corporality, criminality, criticality, ethicality, externality, factuality, farcicality, fictionality, functionality, generality, geniality, hospitality, ideality, illegality, immorality, immortality, informality, integrality, internality, irreality, joviality, lexicality, liberality, lineality, literality, logicality, lognormality, marginality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, notionality, nuptiality, optimality, parfocality, partiality, personality, physicality, practicality, principality, prodigality, punctuality, quizzicality, rationality, seasonality, sensuality, sexuality, siege mentality, sociality, speciality, subnormality, surreality, technicality, temporality, textuality, topicality, triviality, typicality, unmorality, unreality, verticality, virtuality, whimsicality