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abnormality vs regression

regression vs abnormality

abnormality and regression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
abnormality Yes No No No
regression Yes No No No
As nouns, regression is a hyponym of abnormality; that is, regression is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than abnormality:
  • abnormality: an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
  • regression: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
abnormality (noun) regression (noun)
behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality returning to a former state
marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
Difference between abnormality and regression

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