Aberrant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

markedly different from an accepted norm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæləsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛksɪˌeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛksɪˌeɪtɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæləsᵻz/.

Examples

aberrant behavior
deviant ideas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deviate deviant

Parts of Speech

noun	one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
adjective	markedly different from an accepted norm “aberrant behavior”

Word Forms

aberrant	adjective	markedly different from an accepted norm
aberrate	verb	diverge from the expected
aberrant	noun	one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
aberrancy	noun	a state or condition markedly different from the norm
aberrance	noun	a state or condition markedly different from the norm
deviant	noun	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
deviate	verb	be at variance with; be out of line with
deviance	noun	a state or condition markedly different from the norm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abweichend

jemand, dessen Verhalten erheblich von der Norm einer Gruppe abweicht

🇪🇸Spanish

aberrante

aquel cuyo comportamiento se aleja sustancialmente de la norma de un grupo

🇮🇹Italian

aberrante

uno il cui comportamento si discosta sostanzialmente dalla norma di un gruppo

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijkend

iemand wiens gedrag substantieel afwijkt van de norm van een groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

aberrante

aquele cujo comportamento se afasta substancialmente da norma de um grupo

🇷🇺Russian

отклоняющийся от нормы

тот, чье поведение существенно отклоняется от нормы группы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धर्मपथ से हटनेवाला

वह जिसका व्यवहार किसी समूह के आदर्श से काफी हद तक भिन्न हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিভ্রান্ত

যার আচরণ একটি দলের আদর্শ থেকে উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে প্রস্থান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மாறுபட்ட

ஒரு குழுவின் நெறிமுறையிலிருந்து கணிசமாக விலகிச் செல்லும் நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహజమైన

అతని ప్రవర్తన సమూహం యొక్క కట్టుబాటు నుండి గణనీయంగా దూరంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विसंगत

ज्याचे वर्तन समूहाच्या रूढीपासून बरेच दूर जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચલિત

જેની વર્તણૂક જૂથના ધોરણથી નોંધપાત્ર રીતે દૂર થઈ જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹಜ

ಅವರ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯು ಗುಂಪಿನ ರೂಢಿಯಿಂದ ಗಣನೀಯವಾಗಿ ನಿರ್ಗಮಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിചലനം

ഒരു ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെ മാനദണ്ഡത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഗണ്യമായി വ്യതിചലിക്കുന്ന പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟ

ਇੱਕ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੇ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਹੱਦ ਤੱਕ ਹਟ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناگوار

وہ جس کا رویہ کسی گروپ کے معمول سے کافی حد تک ہٹ جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

异常

其行为严重偏离群体规范的人

🇯🇵Japanese

異常な

行動が集団の規範から大幅に逸脱している人

🇰🇷Korean

이상한

행동이 집단의 규범에서 실질적으로 벗어난 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khác thường

một người có hành vi khác xa đáng kể so với chuẩn mực của một nhóm

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดปกติ

ผู้ที่มีพฤติกรรมแตกต่างไปจากบรรทัดฐานของกลุ่มอย่างมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyimpang

seseorang yang perilakunya secara substansial menyimpang dari norma suatu kelompok

🇵🇭Filipino

naliligaw

isa na ang pag-uugali ay lumalayo nang malaki sa pamantayan ng isang grupo

🇲🇾Malay

menyimpang

seseorang yang tingkah lakunya jauh menyimpang daripada norma kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شاذة

الشخص الذي ينحرف سلوكه بشكل كبير عن قاعدة المجموعة

🇮🇷Persian

ناهنجار

کسی که رفتارش اساساً از هنجارهای یک گروه فاصله دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

sapkın

davranışı bir grubun normlarından önemli ölçüde sapan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוֹטֶה

אחד שהתנהגותו חורגת באופן מהותי מהנורמה של קבוצה

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The primary meaning of 'aberrant' is 'one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group'.

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