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abnormal

/æbˈnɔːml/adjective

उच्चारण ऐब्नॉर्मल

असामान्य, अप्राकृतिक

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adjective
  1. 1

    different from what is usual or expected, especially in a way that is worrying or harmful

    असामान्य, अप्राकृतिक

    • abnormal levels of sugar in the blood
    • It is abnormal for a child to sleep so little.
    • The doctor noticed an abnormal rhythm in his heartbeat.
    + 2 more examples
    • Abnormal rainfall damaged the crops this year.
    • It is abnormal for the river to dry up in July.

    Synonyms unusual irregular atypical

    Opposite normal usual typical

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

abnormal + noun

Abnormal describes anything that differs from what is usual, expected or healthy.

'Abnormal' ऐसी चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जो सामान्य, अपेक्षित या स्वस्थ स्थिति से अलग हो।

  • The doctor noticed an abnormal rise in his blood pressure.
  • The monsoon was abnormal this year.

abnormal for + noun / to + verb

Use abnormal for for the context or time where something is unusual.

जिस संदर्भ या समय में कुछ असामान्य हो, उसके लिए 'abnormal for' आता है।

  • Such heat is abnormal for December.
  • It is abnormal for a child to sleep so little.

abnormal vs unusual / strange

Abnormal suggests something wrong or outside a standard; unusual just means rare.

'Abnormal' में कुछ गलत या मानक से बाहर होने का संकेत है; 'unusual' का अर्थ केवल दुर्लभ है।

  • An unusual hobby is not abnormal, but abnormal heartbeat needs a doctor.

abnormally + adjective / abnormality (noun)

Abnormally is the adverb for degree and abnormality is the noun for a condition or fault.

'Abnormally' मात्रा का adverb है और 'abnormality' किसी अवस्था या दोष का noun है।

  • The river was abnormally high.
  • Doctors checked the baby for any abnormality.
+Collocations 4

abnormal + noun

behaviourgrowthheartbeatconditionstemperature

  • The nurse noted his abnormal temperature.

adverb + abnormal

highlyclearlyquitecompletelyslightly

  • The test results were slightly abnormal.

abnormal + noun (weather)

weatherrainfallheatcoldflooding

  • Abnormal rainfall damaged the standing crops.

verb + abnormal

seemlookappearsoundprove

  • His silence seemed abnormal to his friends.
“More examples 5
  • The farmers were worried by the abnormal delay in the monsoon.

मानसून में असामान्य देरी से किसान चिंतित थे।

  • The doctor advised Radhika's grandfather to get his abnormal pulse checked.

डॉक्टर ने राधिका के दादा को अपनी असामान्य नाड़ी की जाँच कराने की सलाह दी।

  • The machine began to make an abnormal sound at night.

रात में मशीन से असामान्य आवाज़ आने लगी।

  • Nobody found his behaviour abnormal until the accident.

दुर्घटना होने तक किसी को उसका व्यवहार असामान्य नहीं लगा।

  • An abnormal number of students were absent on the day of the match.

मैच वाले दिन असामान्य रूप से अधिक विद्यार्थी अनुपस्थित थे।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ This is not a abnormal situation.

✓ This is not an abnormal situation.

A word beginning with a vowel sound takes an, not a.

स्वर ध्वनि से शुरू होने वाले शब्द से पहले 'an' आता है, 'a' नहीं।

✗ He behaved abnormal at the party.

✓ He behaved abnormally at the party.

A word describing the verb behaved is the adverb abnormally.

क्रिया 'behaved' का वर्णन करने वाला शब्द adverb 'abnormally' होता है।

✗ His abnormal is a worry for the doctor.

✓ His abnormality is a worry for the doctor.

Abnormal is an adjective; the noun is abnormality.

'Abnormal' adjective है; noun 'abnormality' है।

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