abnormal

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BrE /əˈbɜː.nəl/ AmE /æbˈnɔːr.məl/

adjective en → es

1 NOT TYPICAL [attributive, predicative] B1

different from what is usual or expected; not normal

anormal, extraño, inusual

  • be abnormal

Collocations abnormal behaviour · abnormal results

  • The patient's blood pressure was found to be abnormal.

    La presión arterial del paciente resultó anormal.

2 MEDICAL [attributive] B1

relating to a medical condition that is not normal or healthy

anómalo, patológico

  • be abnormal

Collocations abnormal growths · abnormal cells

  • The doctor found an abnormal growth during the examination.

    El médico encontró un crecimiento anómalo durante la exploración.

1 STATISTICS [attributive] C1

not within a normal range of values in statistics

anormal, atípico

  • be abnormal

Collocations abnormal distribution · abnormal variance

  • The data showed an abnormal number of outliers.

    Los datos mostraron un número atípico de valores extremos.