aberrant
əˈbɛrənt
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Definition of aberrant - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
not typicaldiffering from the norm or usual type
  • His aberrant behavior surprised everyone at the party.
anomalous deviant
2.
biologyTECH.deviating from the ordinary type in biologyTECH.
  • The scientist studied the aberrant species closely.
anomalous atypical

Noun

1.
unusual caseperson or thing deviating from the norm
  • The artist was considered an aberrant in his conservative town.
anomaly deviant outlier
2.
biologyTECH.organism with atypical chromosome numberTECH.
  • The scientist studied the aberrant under the microscope.
anomaly deviant
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Origin of aberrant

Latin, aberrare (to wander away)

Examples of aberrant in a sentence

  • Her aberrant style made her stand out in the crowd.
  • Aberrant cells were found in the sample.
  • The aberrant behavior of the organism puzzled researchers.
  • His ideas were seen as aberrant by the scientific community.
  • The new policy was an aberrant in the company's history.
  • The lab discovered an aberrant in the sample.

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  1. French:aberrant, hors norme, ...
  2. German:abweichend, Abweichler, ...
  3. Italian:aberrante, eccentrico, ...
  4. Spanish:anómalo, desviado, ...
  5. Portuguese:aberrante, excêntrico, ...
  6. Chinese:异常的, 异类, ...
  7. Japanese:異常な, 変わり者, ...
  8. Arabic:شَاذّ, شَاذ, ...
  9. Hebrew:חָרִיג, אָדָם אוֹ דָבָר הַסּוֹטִים מִן הַנּוֹרְמָה, ...
  10. Russian:аномальный, изгой, ...
  11. Ukrainian:аномальний, дивак, ...
  12. Hindi:असामान्य, विचित्र व्यक्ति, ...

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