Hilton Als

I grew up in a largely black community during the '70s and '80s that scoffed at 'white' music. That music - folk, rock, some disco - was considered soulless, aberrant, just one more example of the Caucasian's desire to scream and yell and demand whatever their privilege and perpetual adolescence dictated they should demand.

American Writer

Ernst Mayr

I had found again and again that the most aberrant population of a species - often having reached species rank, and occasionally classified even as a separate genus - occurred at a peripheral location, indeed usually at the most isolated peripheral location.

German Scientist

Michael Leunig

It is known that wildfires behave unpredictably - this is fundamental - but it is my experience that humans in the presence of wildfire are also likely to behave in aberrant and unpredictable ways.

Australian Cartoonist

Linda Colley

Far from being aberrant and un-British, criticising a war in which our troops are actively engaged is a long-established parliamentary and political tradition.

British Historian

Tinsley Mortimer

I think my mother has always understood what a romantic idealist I am, so she's never had trouble supporting what might be aberrant behavior to others.

American Celebrity

The word 'aberrant' often suggests something is negatively different and possibly alarming.

Negative Undertone

Use 'aberrant' to highlight a significant deviation from the expected or typical pattern.

Expectation Contrast

Be careful not to label people 'aberrant' casually as it can be offensive and judgmental.

Caution in Use

'Aberrant' in biology refers to clear deviations from normal biological features or processes.

Scientific Precision

In academic writing, 'aberrant' is a formal term used to discuss study findings or theories.

Academic Context

Unlike in general English, 'aberrant' in biology doesn't always carry a negative connotation.

Neutral in Science

 turnstiles one of the real goals to know very well what baseline and normal looks like so if we did see an aberrant species or bacteria we could know that it is different enough to be able to react to it but the obvious application of it would be provided defense or just

What Are You Touching in...

 not as an aberrant symptom of schizophrenia to be endured, but a complex, significant and meaningful experience to be explored. Together, we envisage and enact a society that understands and respects voice hearing,