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aberrantdeparting from an accepted standard; deviant or abnormal

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: departing from an accepted standard; deviant or abnormal

Pronunciation (IPA): /æˈberənt/

Korean meaning: 정상에서 벗어난, 일탈한, 비정상적인

Korean pronunciation: 어**베**런트

Example Sentences

  • The student's aberrant study habit of doing homework while hanging upside down concerned his parents.
  • Scientists discovered aberrant protein structures in the disease sample.
  • His aberrant fashion choice of wearing a tuxedo to the beach made him stand out.

aberrant

ADJECTIVE

//æˈberənt//

departing from an accepted standard; deviant or abnormal

aberrant concept
💡 Concept

The violinist's aberrant rock performance shocks the classical concert audience

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aberrant rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The child's aberrant behavior becomes apparent to the parent!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/æˈberənt/
🇬🇧 UK/æˈberənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixab--
Rooterr
Suffix--ant

Origin

From Latin 'aberrant-' (present participle of 'aberrare'), which combines 'ab-' (away from) and 'errare' (to wander or stray). The word entered English in the 16th century to describe behavior that deviates from the norm.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The student's aberrant study habit of doing homework while hanging upside down concerned his parents.

Scientists discovered aberrant protein structures in the disease sample.

😄 Fun example

His aberrant fashion choice of wearing a tuxedo to the beach made him stand out.

The aberrant weather patterns this year have confused meteorologists.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

deviantabnormalatypicalirregularanomalous

Antonyms

normaltypicalstandard

Related

deviateanomalyirregulareccentric