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aberrant

[uh-ber-uhnt, ab-er-] / əˈbɛr ənt, ˈæb ər- /


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The implication that aberrant personality disorders might not be the exclusive purview of humans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Again, the answer lies in the collective mindset of reality TV, whose fans are highly tolerant of aberrant behavior and quick to forgive missteps.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

Lombardy's Lega party president, Attilio Fontana, said a guilty verdict would be "so aberrant, even from a judicial point of view, that I don't even want to think about it".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

He was detached from reality—in a manner that was even more extreme than his normally aberrant standards.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024

“If we don’t distinguish our heartache—don’t at least attempt to work through it, you understand—it tends to pop up later. In different ways, aberrant ways.”

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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