SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
aberrant
adjective
Departing from the usual or expected pattern.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
RELATED FORMS, ONE FEATURED ENTRY
The aberration family
aberrant is grouped under aberration in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
aberrationnoun
A departure from what is normal or expected.
Departure from the norm
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Related expressions
The late arrival was an aberration in her otherwise punctual record.
An archive volunteer noticed an anomaly in a box of carefully numbered photographs: two unrelated pictures carried the same identification code. She initially treated the duplicate as an aberration in an otherwise orderly catalog.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See aberrant in use
The researcher checked whether the aberrant result came from a recording error.
An aberrant route taken by a normally steady model sent it circling while the other boats followed the expected line.
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