subnormality vs abnormality

subnormality and abnormality both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
subnormality	Yes	No	No	No
abnormality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abnormality is a hyponym of subnormality; that is, abnormality is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than subnormality:

subnormality: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
abnormality: retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence

Other hyponyms of subnormality include mental defectiveness, mental deficiency, moronity, amentia, idiocy, imbecility, savant syndrome.

As nouns, abnormality is a hypernym of subnormality; that is, abnormality is a word with a broader meaning than subnormality:

subnormality: the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)
abnormality: an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

Other hypernyms of subnormality include abnormalcy.

subnormality (noun)	abnormality (noun)
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities	behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)	marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
	retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
	an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

subnormality vs abnormality

subnormality and abnormality both are nouns.

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