Abnormal Psychology Terms

noun a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness

• The perversity of his actions shocked the entire community.
• I can't believe the perversity of her behavior at the party last night.
• That guy's perversity knows no bounds.
• The perversity of nature never ceases to amaze me.

noun a person or thing that is abnormative

adjective describing something that deviates from the normal or usual

• The psychologist diagnosed the patient with abnormative behavior.
• She always stands out with her abnormative fashion sense.
• His abnormative actions are just weird, man.
• The artist's abnormative style challenged traditional norms in the art world.

adverb in a way that departs from the usual or accepted standard

• The data points on the graph behaved aberrantly, indicating a possible error in the calculations.
• She acted aberrantly at the party, making everyone wonder what was wrong.
• His behavior was totally aberrantly, like he was from another planet or something.
• The artist's use of color was aberrantly bold, creating a striking contrast in the painting.

adjective an adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case 'abnormous' describes a noun by indicating it is unusually large or abnormal in size

• The scientist discovered an abnormous growth in the cell sample.
• That burger was abnormous, I could barely finish it!
• Her shoe collection is abnormous, she has a pair for every occasion.
• The impact of the pandemic on the economy was abnormous, causing widespread unemployment.