Meaning of ABERRANT
| Pronunciation: | | u'berunt
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- [n] one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
- [adj] markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrent behavior"; "deviant ideas"
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ABERRANT is a 8 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | abnormal, deviant |
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| | See Also: | | anomaly, unusual person | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab*er"rant\, a. [L. aberrans, -rantis, p. pr. of
aberrare. See {Aberr}.]
1. Wandering; straying from the right way.
2. (Biol.) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type;
exceptional; abnormal.
The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have
been the number of connecting forms which, on my
theory, have been exterminated. --Darwin.
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