aberrant
pronunciation
How to pronounce aberrant in British English:
UK [æˈberənt]
How to pronounce aberrant in American English:
US [æˈbɛrənt, ˈæbə-]
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- Noun:
- one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
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- Adjective:
- markedly different from an accepted norm
Word Origin
- aberrant (adj.)
- 1798, originally in natural history, from Latin aberrantem (nominative aberrans), present participle of aberrare "to wander away, go astray" (see aberration).
Example
- 1. Even in the print media , glimmers of aberrant opinion occasionally appear .
- 2. Other reactive trace gases such as nitrous oxide and methyl iodide also remain at elevated and aberrant levels .
- 3. Jv : in a nutshell , please explain why this dinosaur was so " aberrant " and " strange ? "
- 4. Moreover , the children included in these studies shouldn 't be identified by mass screenings at school , but by aberrant behavior , followed by genetic or neurologic testing .
- 5. Therefore , true sociological change will come from removing the conditions that cause the aberrant behavior patterns which pollute our societies .