Associations to the word «Aberrant»

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

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".