What's the difference between abnormal and freakish?

Abnormal


Definition:

  • (a.) Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Cancer patients showed abnormally high plasma free tryptophan levels.
  • (2) Among the pathological or abnormal ECGs (25.6%) prevailed the vegetative-functional heart diseases with 92%.
  • (3) Clonal abnormalities involving chromosomes 3 and 21 were noted in two patients.
  • (4) Clinical signs of disease developed as early as 15 days after transition to the experimental diets and included impaired vision, decreased response to external stimuli, and abnormal gait.
  • (5) Among a family of 8 children, 4 presented typical clinical and biological abnormalities related to mannosidosis.
  • (6) Also we found that the lipid deposition in the glomeruli of patients with Alagille syndrome is related to an abnormal lipid metabolism, which is the consequence of severe cholestasis.
  • (7) The secondary leukemia that occurred in these patients could be distinguished from the secondary leukemia that occurs after treatment with alkylating agents by the following: a shorter latency period; a predominance of monocytic or myelomonocytic features; and frequent cytogenetic abnormalities involving 11q23.
  • (8) Immediate postexercise two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated exercise-induced changes in 8 (47%) patients (2 with normal and 6 with abnormal results from rest studies).
  • (9) The psychiatric experts classified 11 of the perpetrators as "normal," 3 as abnormal, and 2 as psychotic.
  • (10) Erythrocyte membrane choline transport is abnormally high in chronic renal failure.
  • (11) Although the longest period required for resolving weakness was three days, the MRI, the CT and the electroencephalogram revealed no significant abnormality.
  • (12) Aside from these characteristic findings of HCC, it was important to reveal the following features for the diagnosis of well differentiated type of small HCC: variable thickening or distortion of trabecular structure in association with nuclear crowding, acinar formation, selective cytoplasmic accumulation of Mallory bodies, nuclear abnormalities consisting of thickening of nucleolus, hepatic cords in close contact with bile ducts or blood vessels, and hepatocytes growing in a fibrous environment.
  • (13) Muscle wasting in MYD may be explained by these abnormalities as well.
  • (14) Associated renal and other abnormalities were common.
  • (15) Once the normal variations are mastered, appreciation of retinal, choroidal, optic nerve, and vitreal abnormalities is possible.
  • (16) Eight other children (20%) had normal or borderline elevation of CPK-MB fraction and EKG abnormalities combined with abnormal echocardiograms or radionuclide angiograms, and were considered to have sustained cardiac concussion.
  • (17) Several investigators have attempted to correlate chromosomal abnormalities with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CLS), but none of them have been conclusive.
  • (18) It is possible that the IgE that linked abnormally with the propofol had specific binding sites for the phenyl nucleus and the isopropyl groups, which are present in propofol and many other drugs.
  • (19) Of 185 with readable histology, 14.6% were clinically and histologically abnormal; 19.5% were clinically abnormal but histologically normal; and 15.7% were clinically normal and histologically abnormal.
  • (20) Mice also had a decreased ability to develop delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions while being given cadmium; this abnormality also returned toward normal after withdrawal of cadmium.

Freakish


Definition:

  • (a.) Apt to change the mind suddenly; whimsical; capricious.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Sunderland might concede this was freakish as well.
  • (2) They can pitch , both in the starting rotation, which has been special over the last two seasons, and in the bullpen, one which will have to deal with the unfortunate and freakish loss of Aroldis Chapman, who broke facial bones after being hit by a screeching come backer.
  • (3) On kicking a boot into David Beckham's face in 2003 "It was a freakish incident.
  • (4) Although Watson is considered extremely raw in terms of his knowledge and understanding of the game, his freakish physical attributes dazzled the league's talent evaluators.
  • (5) Two offsides and a set-piece,” Manuel Pellegrini, the City manager, complained, as he sought to play up the freakish nature of the result and absolve his goalkeeper and central defenders.
  • (6) I think it's pretty freakish for ribs to be showing.
  • (7) IA: It bothers me a lot, because I've become really freakish.
  • (8) One, John Bryant, said it was a "freakish event" that "doesn't make any sense".
  • (9) Patterson has freakish athleticism but runs sloppy routes and his work ethic has been questioned.
  • (10) Manchester City have an addiction to making life more difficult for themselves than it might be but they raised the bar here to freakish new heights.
  • (11) It is a target that has been hit with freakish accuracy, especially given some of the big picture economic thrills and spills over that time.
  • (12) Consign Egg Cuber and its freakish progeny to hell.
  • (13) Chip’s freakishness, that drew to some extent from my own sense of freakishness.
  • (14) However, assuming a more stringent standard of safety, based on continuous exposure to mercury vapour, it was noted that some of the readings could be considered to be excessive, although these were of a freakish and transient nature.
  • (15) When they started the season without phenom Manny Machado and lost him again to a freakish August injury .
  • (16) Britain's total personal, corporate and government debt is substantially worse than Italy's, but the bond markets now freakishly rate London a safe haven, with the interest rate on gilts falling to 2.1%, just a smidgen over German bunds.
  • (17) Freakish weather disasters — from the sudden October snowstorm in the north-east US to the record floods in Thailand — are striking more often.
  • (18) And to discover that these things that I thought were freakish parts of my history and my personality – people were saying, ‘Oh, someone’s writing about me!
  • (19) I think this was all a plan to discombobulate Rough Copy with such a freakishly high level of cognitive dissonance that they forget to wear those silly plastic trousers.
  • (20) The same had happened, he suggested, in all their league defeats this term bar the loss at Aston Villa in their previous away game that he will always insist was born of a freakishly poor performance from the referee.