unnatural

Adjective
  1. Not in accordance with or determined by nature;
    Contrary to nature (synset 301574863)
    "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death"
    also:
    • affected - acted upon; influenced
    • supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
    • paranormal - not in accordance with scientific laws
    tells us about: naturalness - the quality of being natural or based on natural principles
    similar to: violent - effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
  2. Not normal;
    Not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm (synset 301600178)
    "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"
    also: insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
    tells us about: normalcy, normality - being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
    similar to:
    • aberrant, deviant, deviate - markedly different from an accepted norm
    • anomalous - deviating from the general or common order or type
    • antidromic - conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
    • atypical, irregular - deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
    • brachydactylic, brachydactylous - having abnormally short finger or toes
    • defective - markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
    • freakish - characteristic of a freak
    • kinky, perverted - (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes
    • subnormal - below normal or average
    • supernormal - exceeding the normal or average
    • vicarious - occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
    same as: abnormal
  3. Speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression (synset 300073656)
    also: studied - produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
    tells us about: affectedness - the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
    similar to:
    same as: affected

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