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anormal

abnormal

adjective ah-nor-MAL Rare

Usage Note

Anormal is used in both formal and everyday registers to describe anything deviating from what is expected — a medical result, unusual behaviour, or an irregular situation. The feminine is anormale, and the plural masculine is anormaux. Its opposite is normal, and the adverb anormalement means 'abnormally'.

Examples

"Ce comportement est totalement anormal."

Natural Translation

This behaviour is completely abnormal.

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