aberrant

[ uh-ber-uhnt, ab-er- ]
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adjective
  1. departing from the right, normal, or usual course.

  2. deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal.

noun
  1. an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.

Origin of aberrant

1
First recorded in 1820–30, aberrant is from the Latin word aberrant- (stem of aberrāns, present participle of aberrāre to deviate). See ab-, errant

Other words for aberrant

Other words from aberrant

  • ab·er·rance, ab·er·ran·cy, noun
  • ab·er·rant·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for aberrant

aberrant

/ (æˈbɛrənt) /


adjective
  1. deviating from the normal or usual type, as certain animals from the group in which they are classified

  2. behaving in an abnormal or untypical way

  1. deviating from truth, morality, etc

Origin of aberrant

1
rare before c19: from the present participle of Latin aberrāre to wander away

Derived forms of aberrant

  • aberrance or aberrancy, noun

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