aberrant
aberrant Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Departing from an accepted standard, norm, or expected course; deviating from what is usual or proper.
"The committee launched a formal review to investigate the official's aberrant behavior during the negotiations."
Differing markedly from the normal biological structure, form, or developmental pathway of a species or group (in biology and medicine).
"The pathologist examined the tissue sample for aberrant cell growth that might indicate an early stage of disease."
• noun
A person, organism, or thing that deviates markedly from the usual norm, social standard, or biological type.
"Within the highly uniform population of beetles, the flightless specimen was cataloged as a rare genetic aberrant."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Latin aberrans, the present participle of aberrare ('to go astray'), formed from ab- ('away from') and errare ('to wander').