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abnormal psychology

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
ab-nor-mal psy-chol-o-gy
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The academic study of persons whose psychological characteristics deviate from the norm, such as neuroses, psychoses, and other disorders.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An instance of a person having psychological characteristics that deviate from the norm.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

abnormal psychologies (plural)

Synonyms

psychopathology

Questions

What does abnormal psychology mean?
The academic study of persons whose psychological characteristics deviate from the norm, such as neuroses, psychoses, and other disorders.

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