subnormal

[ suhb-nawr-muh l ]
/ sʌbˈnɔr məl /
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adjective

below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
being less than average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment.

noun

a subnormal person.
Geometry. that part of the x-axis of a curve cut off between the ordinate and a normal.

Origin of subnormal

First recorded in 1700–10; sub- + normal

OTHER WORDS FROM subnormal

sub·nor·mal·i·ty, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH subnormal

abnormal subnormal

Words nearby subnormal

submucosal plexus, submultiple, subnasion, subnet, subnitrate, subnormal, subnotebook, subnuclear, subnuclear particle, subnucleus, suboccipital

Words related to subnormal

unsatisfactory, shoddy, substandard, weak, meager, feeble, modest, insufficient, miserable, mediocre, ordinary, inferior, underdeveloped, late, undeveloped, damaged, unhealthy, deficient, inadequate, abnormal

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British Dictionary definitions for subnormal

subnormal
/ (sʌbˈnɔːməl) /

adjective

less than the normal
having a low intelligence, esp having an IQ of less than 70

noun

a subnormal person

Derived forms of subnormal

subnormality (ˌsʌbnɔːˈmælɪtɪ), noun subnormally, adverb