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aberrant
[ uh-ber-uhnt, ab-er- ]
/ ÉËbÉr Ént, ËĂŠb Ér- /
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adjective
departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal.
noun
an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.
OTHER WORDS FOR aberrant
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Origin of aberrant
OTHER WORDS FROM aberrant
ab·er·rance, ab·er·ran·cy, nounab·er·rant·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH aberrant
aberrant , abhorrentWords nearby aberrant
aberdevine, Aberdonian, Aberfan, Abernathy, abernethy, aberrant, aberration, Aberystwyth, ab esse, abessive, abet
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British Dictionary definitions for aberrant
aberrant
/ (ĂŠËbÉrÉnt) /
adjective
deviating from the normal or usual type, as certain animals from the group in which they are classified
behaving in an abnormal or untypical way
deviating from truth, morality, etc
Derived forms of aberrant
aberrance or aberrancy, nounWord Origin for aberrant
rare before c19: from the present participle of Latin aberrÄre to wander away
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