aberrancy

Variant of aberrant

aberrant definition

ab·er·rant (ab′ər ənt, ə ber′ənt)

adjective

  1. turning away from what is right, true, etc.
  2. deviating from what is normal or typical

Etymology: < L aberrans, prp. of aberrare, to go astray < ab-, from + errare, to wander: see err

noun

an aberrant person or thing

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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