errant
3
7.8
- adjective
- /ˈɛrənt/
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desviado
- As any reader might—and no doubt many readers do—he comes to identify with the errant young man.
- errant husband
- errant son
- errant spouse
How do you go from losing your mind over an errant pronoun or the phrase master bedroom to shrugging off the explicit hate we're seeing here?
- How do you go from losing your mind over an errant pronoun or the phrase master bedroom to shrugging off the explicit hate we're seeing here?
Examples
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I did everything within my power to change the errant policies of this board and all the other boards throughout the country.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her mother had cried, her father had scolded them both, and they had both felt like errant children.
Fiction book (1991) -
I shall return to america and retrieve this errant child of mine.
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I think you might have a very selective and errant memory.
Blog text (23) -
Such liability should induce lead firms to monitor and control errant contractors.
Academic text (2018) -
But Ackerman says he's going after any and all errant testimony.
Academic text (2004) -
Each of these books had as a hero a knight errant that incarnated heroism, hammer of fidelity, and was the defender of justice and of the oppressed.
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The coach was concerned about the errant players who frequently ignored his instructions.
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After many attempts to guide him, she felt disheartened by her son's errant behavior.
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They decided to intervene when they noticed their errant friend straying from the group's plans.
Synonyms
160
4.5
Behaving in a way that is not acceptable to others
26
8.1
Very different from what most people accept in behavior or morals
24
7.0
Obvious and very bad in a way that shocks people
14
8.2
Different from what is normal, often in a way people see as wrong
11
4.0
Refuses to obey rules or people in charge
9
7.6
Acting without care or good sense
4
8.5
Going beyond accepted social or moral rules
1
7.5
Having made a mistake or done something wrong
1
7.5
Not matching the style or mood of a situation
1
6.3
An action or decision made without careful thought that causes problems
Going beyond accepted limits and breaking rules or laws
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
A person from the Middle Ages who travels to find adventures and help people
How Wrong
- Formal
50
7.9
23
6.6
33
7.5
3
7.8
100
4.1
129
4.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word errant is also connected to the common words err and error, all from Latin errare 'to wander'. A helpful image is a person who 'wanders' from the 'right path', so errant can mean behaving wrongly or straying from accepted rules.