aberrant

English

Etymology

From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”). See aberr.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈbɛrənt/, /ˈæbərənt/
• (US) IPA: /əˈbɛrənt/

Adjective

aberrant (comparative more aberrant, superlative most aberrant)

1. Differing from the norm, from the expected type; abnormal, anomalous.
2. Deviating from morality; straying from the right way.
3. (biology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
   • Charles Darwin,

     The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.

Derived terms

• aberrance
• aberrancy
• aberration
• aberrational
• aberrantly

Translations

wandering; straying from the right way

Bulgarian: отклоняващ се (от правилния път).  (bg) Catalan: aberrant (ca) m. and f. Finnish: harhautunut, harhaileva French: aberrant (fr) m.

German: aberrante (de) Italian: aberrante (it) Persian: گمراه (fa) Spanish: aberrante (es), anormal (es) Vietnamese: lầm lạc (vi)

deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal

Catalan: aberrant (ca) m. and f. Chinese: Mandarin: 畸变 (zh) Finnish: poikkeava (fi) Italian: aberrante (it)

Spanish: anómalo (es), atípico (es) Vietnamese: khác thường (vi)

deviating from morality

Finnish: hairahtunut, harhaileva Italian: aberrante (it)

Spanish: aberrante (es)

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French: aberrant Hindi: पथभर्ष्ट, विपथगामी Portuguese: aberrante

Romanian: aberant

Noun

aberrant (plural aberrants)

1. A person or object that is aberrant.

Shorthand

• Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified): a - b - r - a - nt

(Version: Anniversary): a - b - e - r - a - nt

(Version: Pre_Anniversary): a - b - e - r - nt

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).

Adjective

aberrant m. and f. (plural aberrants)

1. aberrant
2. (pathology) aberrant (indicating an organ or other tissue which is not in its expected location)

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French

Etymology

From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

aberrant m. (f. aberrante, m. plural aberrants, f. plural aberrantes)

1. Aberrant, abnormal or anomalous.
2. (sciences) Which is impossible according to the norms or rules.

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German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

aberrant (comparative aberranter, superlative am aberrantesten)

1. aberrant

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Latin

Verb

aberrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of aberrō