regression vs abnormalcy

abnormalcy vs regression

regression and abnormalcy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
regression	Yes	No	No	No
abnormalcy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abnormalcy is a hypernym of regression; that is, abnormalcy is a word with a broader meaning than regression:

regression: an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
abnormalcy: an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

Other hypernyms of regression include abnormality.

regression (noun)	abnormalcy (noun)
returning to a former state	an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
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)
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

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