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- [suhb-nawr-muh l]
- /sʌbˈnɔr məl/
- /ˌsʌbˈnɔː.məl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhb-nawr-muh l]
- /sʌbˈnɔr məl/
Definitions of subnormal word
- adjective subnormal below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain. 1
- adjective subnormal being less than average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. 1
- noun subnormal a subnormal person. 1
- noun subnormal Geometry. that part of the x-axis of a curve cut off between the ordinate and a normal. 1
- adjective subnormal lower than usual 1
- adjective subnormal having learning difficulties 1
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Origin of subnormal
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; sub- + normal
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Parts of speech for Subnormal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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subnormal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
subnormal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for subnormal
adj subnormal
- adjuvant — aiding or assisting
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- defective — If something is defective, there is something wrong with it and it does not work properly.
- dumdum — a silly, stupid person.
noun subnormal
- amentia — severe mental deficiency, usually congenital
- brain damage — If someone suffers brain damage, their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally.
- mental deficiency — mental retardation
- mental retardation — Usually Offensive. a developmental disorder characterized in varying degrees by a subnormal ability to learn, a substantially low IQ, and impaired social adjustment.
adjective subnormal
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- baser — Music Obsolete. bass1 (defs 3, 4).
- dumbbell — a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising.
- dumbo — a stupid person: a class full of dumbos.
- dwarfed — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
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