French word

anormal

Pronunciation

IPA/anɔʁmal/

Meaning

  • adjectiveabnormal

Example

Ton comportement est anormal.

Your behavior is abnormal.

Illustration for anormal (abnormal)

More examples

Le test a donné un résultat anormal.

The test gave an abnormal result.

Core concept

A noticeable deviation from the pattern normally expected in a situation.

Common phrases

  • être anormal

    be abnormal

  • comportement anormal

    abnormal behavior

  • résultat anormal

    abnormal result

Similar words

étrange: Strange and difficult to understand.
bizarre: So odd that it feels strongly out of place.
inhabituel: Not commonly encountered in everyday life.

Definition in French

Qui s'écarte de la norme ou de ce qui est attendu, indiquant quelque chose de non conforme.

Word origin

French anormal comes through learned Latin from Greek anōmalos, whose sense of unevenness developed into the idea of irregularity.

Usage tips

  • Applied directly to a person, anormal can sound harsh, so French often applies it to behavior, a result, or a situation.

Other meanings

  • unnaturaladjective

Opposites

Related words

  • anormalitéabnormalitynoun
  • anormalementabnormallyadverb

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