abnormalcy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /æbˈnɔɹ.ml̩.si/ (US)
- /əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩.si/ (US)
Etymology
From abnormal + -cy, by analogy with normalcy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of abnormality.
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:[…] Capitalism was not a normalcy but an abnormalcy.
1922, G.K. Chesterton, What I Saw In America:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abnormalcies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
aberrant (something that is abnormal) · weirdness · outlier · abnormality · abnormality