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aberrant

ab·er·rant [ a-ˈber-ənt]

aberrant

noun

Definition of aberrant (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : a group, individual, or structure that is not normal or typical : an aberrant group, individual, or structure

2 : a person whose behavior departs substantially from the standard

aberrant

adjective

Definition of aberrant

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical, abnormal
//aberrant behavior I don't intend to suggest that his psychology was in some way aberrant or neurotic …— Michael Chabon

2 : straying from the right or normal way
//aberrant misfits

Other Words from aberrant

Adjective

aberrance \ a-ˈber-ən(t)s , ə- , -ˈbe-rən(t)s ; ˈa-bə-rən(t)s , -ˌber-ən(t)s , -ˌbe-rən(t)s \ noun

aberrancy \ a-ˈber-ən(t)-sē , ə- , -ˈbe-rən(t)- ; ˈa-bə-rən(t)- , -ˌber-ən(t)- , -ˌbe-rən(t)- \ noun

aberrantly adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Adjective

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Did You Know

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 diseases.

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
//This leads to aberrant firing of the brain’s nerve cells and seizure activity.
— Jenny Wilkerson, chicagotribune.com, "Is CBD a rising star or just a popular fad?," 12 Sep. 2019
//Once again, the father figure is identified with an aberrant morality that results in the girl’s betrayal of the mother figure.
— Rachel Cusk, The New Yorker, "Françoise Sagan, the Great Interrogator of Morality," 21 Aug. 2019
//But much of this legal software is designed to help firms standardize their contracts by quickly finding aberrant clauses, rather than helping companies create bespoke contracts for each vendor or supplier.
— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, "‘Skype Mafia’ Backs A.I. Startup Automating Contract Negotiations," 11 Sep. 2019
//Increasingly, suicide became socially and morally aberrant.
— Simon Harold Walker, Time, "If We Want to Address the Crisis of Veteran Suicide, We Must Acknowledge Its History," 6 Sep. 2019
//Trump’s aberrant behavior — that is, linking his excesses to some possible underlying disorder, rather than just noting them on their own.
— James Fallows, The Atlantic, "On Trump and Queeg: A Followup," 25 Aug. 2019
//T cells, after all, were already capable of recognizing and attacking aberrant cells.
— Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, "The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies," 15 July 2019
//And portraying Trump as aberrant gives sometime Republican voters who don’t wish to feel personally implicated in the profound rot of the conservative movement cover to vote for Biden.
— Alex Pareene, The New Republic, "In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit," 20 June 2019
//Most research to date has focused on how aberrant DNA drives disease, but even healthy bodies harbor genetic disorder.
— Quanta Magazine, "I Contain Multitudes," 21 Aug. 2014

First Known Use of aberrant

Adjective

circa 1536, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for aberrant

Adjective

borrowed from Latin aberrant-, aberrans, present participle of aberrāre "to wander away, stray, go wrong," from ab- ab- + errāre "to wander, drift, be in error" — more at err

Noun

noun derivative of aberrant entry 1

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