ABERRANT


Meaning of ABERRANT in English

/ æˈberənt; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) not usual or not socially acceptable :

aberrant behaviour

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin aberrant- wandering away, from the verb aberrare , from ab- away, from + errare to stray.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.