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- Dictionaryaberrant/əˈbɛrənt/
adjective
- 1. departing from an accepted standard: "this somewhat aberrant behaviour requires an explanation"
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ABERRANT definition: 1. different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way: 2. different from…. Learn more.
Something aberrant has wandered away from the usual path or form. The word is generally used in a negative way; aberrant behavior, for example, may be a symptom of other problems. But the discovery of an aberrant variety of a species can be exciting news to a biologist, and identifying an aberrant gene has led the way to new treatments for ...
Abhorrent describes something truly horrible like finding a dead rat in your soup, but something aberrant is just abnormal, like a cat in a pink fedora. Continue reading...
1. departing from the right, normal, or usual course. 2. deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; atypical; abnormal. n. 3. an aberrant person or thing. [1820–30; < Latin aberrant-, s. of aberrāns, present participle of aberrāre to deviate.
noun. aberrantly (aˈberrantly) adverb. Word origin. rare before C19: from the present participle of Latin aberrāre to wander away. aberrant in American English. (ˈæbərənt ; əˈbɛrənt ) adjective. 1. turning away from what is right, true, etc. 2. deviating from what is normal or typical. noun. 3. an aberrant person or thing.
ABERRANT meaning: 1. different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way: 2. different from…. Learn more.
(literally figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18 th century.] Wiktionary. More Adjective Definitions (1) Synonyms: deviate. deviant. unrepresentative. unfactual. off-base. faultful. deviational. deviatory. deviative. unusual. disparate. different. strange.
In English, 'aberrant' describes something that deviates from the usual, expected, or typical course of events, behavior, or standards. It implies a departure from the norm or a divergence from established norms and expectations.
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Synonyms for ABERRANT: unusual, extraordinary, abnormal, exceptional, unique, rare, uncommon, odd; Antonyms of ABERRANT: normal, common, ordinary, typical, usual, customary, unexceptional, frequent
