Associations to the word «Aberrant»

Wiktionary

ABERRANT, adjective. Differing from the norm. [Attesting from the mid 16th century until the early 17th century.]
ABERRANT, adjective. (sometimes figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
ABERRANT, adjective. (botany) (zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABERRANT, noun. A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
ABERRANT, noun. (biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
ABERRANT CONDUCTION, noun. (medical) A heart condition where the electrical stimulus travels via an abnormal pathway.
ABERRANT CONDUCTIONS, noun. Plural of aberrant conduction

Dictionary definition

ABERRANT, noun. One whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group.
ABERRANT, adjective. Markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas".

Wise words

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