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anormalità

abnormality

noun ah-nor-mah-lee-TAH Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From 'anormale' (abnormal), from Latin 'abnormis'.

Usage Note

Anormalità is the abstract quality of being abnormal or irregular. Like all -tà nouns it is invariable: un'anormalità / due anormalità. It is used in medical, psychological, and legal contexts. A false-friend caution: Italian anormale and English 'abnormal' align well, but Italian speakers sometimes use anomalia (anomaly) where English would say 'abnormality', making the two words partially interchangeable in practice.

Examples

"I medici hanno rilevato un'anormalità nel referto."

Natural Translation

The doctors detected an abnormality in the report.

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