abnormalcy

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US/æbˈnɔɹ.ml̩.si/US/əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩.si/

noun

Synonym of abnormality.

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abnormalityweirdnessoutlieraberrant
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Meanings

nounabnormalcy (countable and uncountable, plural abnormalcies)

plural abnormalcies

  1. countableuncountableSynonym of abnormality.

    […] Capitalism was not a normalcy but an abnormalcy.

    1922, G.K. Chesterton, What I Saw In America
    1 more example

    Both the abnormalcy of the conditions and the subject's insensitivity to their abnormalcy are understandable.

    2009, Jarrett Leplin, A Theory of Epistemic Justification, page 29

    Synonyms: abnormality, abnormality, weirdness, outlier, aberrant

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of abnormality.

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abnormalityabnormalityweirdnessoutlieraberrant

More synonyms by meaning

nounan abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

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abnormality
Broader
physical conditionphysiological statephysiological condition
Also see
abnormalityodditystrangenessunusualness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From abnormal + -cy, by analogy with normalcy.

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APA

abnormalcy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abnormalcy

MLA

“abnormalcy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abnormalcy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abnormalcy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abnormalcy.

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