aberrant

ab·er·rant  (br-nt, -br-)

adj.

1. Deviating from the proper or expected course.

2. Deviating from what is normal; untrue to type.

n.

One that is aberrant.

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[Latin aberrns, aberrant-, present participle of aberrre, to go astray; see aberration.]

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aber·rance, aber·ran·cy n.

aber·rant·ly adv.

Usage Note: Traditionally aberrant has been pronounced with stress on the second syllable. In recent years, however, a pronunciation with stress on the first syllable has become equally common and may eventually supplant the older pronunciation. This change is owing perhaps to the influence of the words aberration and aberrated, which are stressed on the first syllable. The Usage Panel was divided almost evenly on the subject: 45 percent preferred the older pronunciation and 50 percent preferred the newer one. The remaining 5 percent of the Panelists said they use both pronunciations.

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aberrant [æˈbɛrənt]

adj

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

3. deviating from truth, morality, etc.

[rare before C19: from the present participle of Latin aberrāre to wander away]

aberrance , aberrancy n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	aberrant - one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
Adj.	1.	aberrant - markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas" deviant, deviate abnormal, unnatural - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"

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aberrant

adjective

1. abnormal, odd, strange, extraordinary, curious, weird, peculiar, eccentric, queer, irregular, erratic, deviant, off-the-wall (slang), oddball (informal), anomalous, untypical, wacko (slang), outré His rages and aberrant behaviour worsened.

2. depraved, corrupt, perverted, perverse, degenerate, deviant, debased, debauched aberrant sexual crimes

Translations

aberrant [əˈberənt] ADJ (Bio) → aberrante; [behaviour] → anormal

aberrant [æˈbɛrənt] adj [behaviour, sexuality, species, cells] → aberrant(e), anormal(e); [species, cell] → aberrant(e), anormal(e)

aberrant

adj → anomal

aberrant [əˈbɛr/ənt] adj (Bio) (gen) → aberrante