Meaning & use
Aberrants
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People or things that depart markedly from what is normal, expected, or acceptable; individuals who deviate from the standard type or pattern.
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The study focused on genetic aberrants whose chromosomes differed sharply from the typical pattern.
Social aberrants who refused to conform were often shunned by the tightly knit village.
A note on using this word
'Aberrant' functions as both an adjective ('aberrant behavior') and a noun ('an aberrant'), the plural of which is 'aberrants'; it derives from the Latin aberrare, 'to wander away.'
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2. adjective
Departing from an accepted standard, especially in a way considered unnatural or wrong.
The lab flagged the sample for its aberrant cell growth.
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