Erratic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

liable to sudden unpredictable change

having no fixed course

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɹˈæɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɹˈatɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɹˈatɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɹˈæɾɪk/.

Examples

erratic behavior
fickle weather
mercurial twists of temperament

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

planetary temperamental mercurial wandering fickle quicksilver

Parts of Speech

adjective	liable to sudden unpredictable change “erratic behavior”
adjective	having no fixed course “an erratic comet”
adjective	likely to perform unpredictably; ; ; - Osbert Lancaster “erratic winds are the bane of a sailor”

Word Forms

fickleness

noun

unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unberechenbar

anfällig für plötzliche unvorhersehbare Veränderungen

🇫🇷French

erratique

sujet à un changement soudain et imprévisible

🇪🇸Spanish

errático

susceptible a cambios repentinos e impredecibles

🇮🇹Italian

irregolare

soggetto a cambiamenti improvvisi e imprevedibili

🇳🇱Dutch

foutief

onderhevig aan plotselinge, onvoorspelbare veranderingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

errático

sujeito a mudanças repentinas e imprevisíveis

🇷🇺Russian

беспорядочный

подвержен внезапным непредсказуемым изменениям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनियमित

अचानक अप्रत्याशित परिवर्तन के लिए उत्तरदायी

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিয়মিত

আকস্মিক অপ্রত্যাশিত পরিবর্তনের জন্য দায়ী

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழுங்கற்ற

எதிர்பாராத திடீர் மாற்றத்திற்கு பொறுப்பாகும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరమైన

ఆకస్మిక అనూహ్య మార్పుకు బాధ్యత వహిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अनियमित

अचानक अप्रत्याशित बदलासाठी जबाबदार

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિયમિત

અચાનક અણધાર્યા ફેરફાર માટે જવાબદાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿಯಮಿತ

ಹಠಾತ್ ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗೆ ಹೊಣೆಗಾರನಾಗಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രമരഹിതമായ

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള പ്രവചനാതീതമായ മാറ്റത്തിന് ബാധ്യസ്ഥനാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ

ਅਚਾਨਕ ਅਣਹੋਣੀ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ترتیب

اچانک غیر متوقع تبدیلی کا ذمہ دار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不稳定的

容易遭受突然的不可预测的变化

🇯🇵Japanese

不安定な

突然の予測できない変化が起こりやすい

🇰🇷Korean

이상한 사람

갑작스럽고 예측할 수 없는 변화에 취약함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thất thường

chịu sự thay đổi đột ngột không lường trước được

🇹🇭Thai

เอาแน่เอานอนไม่ได้

มีแนวโน้มที่จะเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างกะทันหันอย่างไม่คาดคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak menentu

rentan terhadap perubahan mendadak yang tidak dapat diprediksi

🇵🇭Filipino

mali-mali

mananagot sa biglaang hindi inaasahang pagbabago

🇲🇾Malay

tak menentu

bertanggungjawab kepada perubahan mendadak yang tidak dapat diramalkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير منتظم

عرضة للتغيير المفاجئ الذي لا يمكن التنبؤ به

🇮🇷Persian

نامنظم

در معرض تغییرات غیرقابل پیش بینی ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

düzensiz

ani öngörülemeyen değişikliklere yatkın

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּלתִי יָצִיב

עלולים לשינוי פתאומי בלתי צפוי

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