The meaning of Abnormality

noun

A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

Usage examples:

They described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration

noun

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Usage examples:

There are a number of anomalies in the present system

noun

Something that is unusual enough to be noticeable or seem strange

Usage examples:

The government does computer checks of tax returns to find anomalies that might indicate fraud.

noun

A deformed part, especially of the body; a malformation.

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Deformities of the hands or feet

noun

A part of the body that has not developed in the usual way or with the normal shape

Usage examples:

[ c ] she was born with a deformity of the spine.

noun

The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.

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Deviation from a norm

noun

A difference from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

The letter cited 'significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice'., in a recent an…

noun

The process or state of diverging.

Usage examples:

The divergence between primates and other groups

noun

A situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases

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A divergence of opinion, the figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlemen…

noun

A mark, blemish, or other imperfection which mars a substance or object.

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A flaw in the glass

verb

Mar, weaken, or invalidate (something).

Usage examples:

The computer game was flawed by poor programming

noun

A squall of wind; a short storm.

Usage examples:

The ship had turned, caught in a windy flaw

noun

A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

Usage examples:

One of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first

noun

The state or quality of being irregular.

Usage examples:

There is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale

noun

Something that is not according to usual rules or what is expected, and often not acceptable

Usage examples:

The company discovered accounting irregularities going back three to four years.

noun

An abnormally formed part of the body.

Usage examples:

The drug may cause malformations in the developing embryo

noun

The condition of being wrongly formed, or a part of something, such as part of the body, that is wrongly formed

Usage examples:

Exposure to radiation can lead to malformation of the embryo., she was born critically ill with a s…

noun

A strange or peculiar person or thing.

Usage examples:

She was regarded as a bit of an oddity

noun

Someone or something that is strange and unusual

Usage examples:

As one of the few women in engineering in the 1950s, she was considered an oddity.

noun

A strange or unusual feature or habit.

Usage examples:

For all his peculiarities, she finds him quite endearing

noun

The state or quality of being rare.

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The rarity of the condition

noun

Something rare, or the state of being rare

Usage examples:

[ c ] snow in florida is a rarity.

noun

The state, fact, quality, or condition of being singular.

Usage examples:

He believed in the singularity of all cultures