abnormalcy

English

Alternative forms

abnormalism

Etymology

abnormal +‎ -cy, by analogy with normalcy.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æbˈnɔɹ.ml̩.si/, /əbˈnɔɹ.ml̩.si/

Noun

abnormalcy (countable and uncountable, plural abnormalcies)

Alternative form of abnormality
- 2009, Jarrett Leplin, A Theory of Epistemic Justification, page 29:
  Both the abnormalcy of the conditions and the subject's insensitivity to their abnormalcy are understandable.
- 1922, G.K. Chesterton, What I Saw In America‎:
  […] Capitalism was not a normalcy but an abnormalcy.

Synonyms

(state of being abnormal): abnormality
(something that is abnormal): aberration; peculiarity

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