What is "aberrant" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does aberrant mean in English? Meaning of aberrant definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "aberrant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "aberrant": one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

Noun

  • Meaning: one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
  • Synonyms: aberrant
  • Hypernyms: anomaly unusual person
  • Pronunciation in US: /əbˈɛɹ.n̩t/, /ˈæ.bər.n̩t/

    Pronunciation in UK: /əˈbɛr.n̩t/, /ˈæ.bər.n̩t/

    Meaning of "aberrant": markedly different from an accepted norm

    Adjective

  • Meaning: markedly different from an accepted norm
  • Example: aberrant behavior deviant ideas
  • Synonyms: aberrant deviant deviate
  • Similar: abnormal unnatural
  • Pronunciation in US: /əbˈɛɹ.n̩t/, /ˈæ.bər.n̩t/

    Pronunciation in UK: /əˈbɛr.n̩t/, /ˈæ.bər.n̩t/

  • Adjective: Differing from the norm. [Attesting from the mid 16th century until the early 17th century.][3](sometimes figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][3](botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][3] Charles Darwin, The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.Charles Darwin, The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.
  • Synonyms:

    abnormal, psycho, weird, deviant, atypical, bizarre, different, flaky, mental, odd, off-color, peculiar, strange, unusual, nonstandard, off-base, out of line,

    Antonyms:

    usual, normal, regular, same, true,

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    aberrant in English: aberrant
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