Aberrant

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  • adjective. Deviating from what is considered proper or normal.
  • adjective. Deviating from what is typical for a specified thing.
  • noun. One that is aberrant.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Wandering; straying from the right or usual course.
  • In zoology and botany, differing in some of its characters from the group in which it is placed: said of an individual, a species, a genus, etc.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Wandering; straying from the right way.
  • adjective. Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person or object that deviates from what is normal in his group.
  • noun. A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosone number.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
  • adjective. markedly different from an accepted norm
    • Word Usage
    "They rely on families to actually report what they call aberrant behavior."
    cross-reference
    aberrant duct of the testis  
    Equivalent
    abnormal  unnatural  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    anomaly  unusual person  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    apparent  declarant  emerant  errant  inherent  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abnormal  adipocyte  anomalous  antisocial  atypical  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aberrative  abnormal  abnormal  abominable  abroad  
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