erratic
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6.1
- adjective
- /ɪˈrætɪk/
:
errático
- I've been dealing with her erratic behavior for years.
- erratic behavior
- erratic attendance
- erratic and unpredictable
When you wound up uptight, you are the most erratic version of yourself.
- When you wound up uptight, you are the most erratic version of yourself.
- She was prescribed depression medication, but her erratic behavior continued.
- His actions were so erratic that maybe he has a chemical imbalance.
- But she's acting erratic and she's shouting and she's pacing back and forth.
- And people like that, you know, they can become dangerous and they can become erratic.
- Perhaps, like the ancient priests of that erratic God, they have pledged to keep the sacred secret.
- The rumours of morphine addiction were probably malicious gossip, but the Supreme Ruler had become erratic and agitated.
- And then eventually, you know, it can be fatal, can lead to suicide, it can lead to erratic behavior that leads to accidents.
- It's important that we distinguish between being erratic, being very energized and full blown bipolar disorder.
- He is continuing to make erratic and misleading public statements and that numerous balance sheets created under SPFS watch quote are not to be trusted.
- This erratic and privileged behavior was fueled by a belief that the money and the GPU's that Artesian had oversold would just keep coming in.
- Because he was just acting erratic, unpredictable.
- So it's so erratic on when you can do it.
Examples
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Is there an explanation for his erratic behavior... in the last few days?
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Your breathing has become erratic.
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And so some of these effects can be erratic in time.
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When asked, she said her erratic behavior was due to stress.
Fiction book (1996) -
There was more erratic rainfall and farmers were actually starting to lose their yields because of this.
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Esther's behavior has been so erratic since she got back.
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The demand for the oily scrap steel was erratic, and costs were passed on to the generators.
Academic text (1998) -
Friendships for both women were scant and somewhat erratic due to location and lifestyle.
Academic text (1995) -
The ethnic conflicts and the possibility of erratic politics in Eastern Europe are reminiscent of the interwar period.
Academic text (1991) -
The stock market has been erratic this month, with prices fluctuating wildly every day.
Synonyms
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3.4
Happening without a plan and by chance
163
4.4
Likely to change suddenly and hard to know in advance
91
4.4
A person whose mood or behavior changes suddenly
77
7.0
Likely to change suddenly and become more dangerous
42
2.3
Not smooth or level, with parts higher and lower
39
6.2
Changing often in a way you cannot rely on
35
7.0
Happening sometimes and in different places
35
6.5
Happening sometimes but not all the time
34
6.6
Full of confusion and disorder among people, politics, or events
27
3.5
Happening at no fixed times
12
6.5
Tends to change mood suddenly and act in an unexpected way
9
7.2
A system where small changes cause very different results that are hard to predict
7
8.2
Changing mood or behaviour suddenly and without warning
6
7.0
Tending to fail or change without warning
4
9.9
Having events or results that happen by chance you cannot predict
2
7.5
Changing often and not staying the same
2
4.3
Weather that often changes, bringing rain or strong wind
1
6.3
A story or plan that is not in time order and has no clear pattern
1
6.7
Something that moves and changes direction suddenly and often
Does not happen at regular times or repeat a pattern
Changing up and down often in a way you cannot guess
Likely to change mood or behavior quickly and without warning
Changing ideas or behavior often without a clear reason
Having no single predictable result because chance affects it
Not arranged according to a plan or regular order
Often changes mood or behavior quickly and without warning
Moving without a fixed direction or plan
Antonyms
How Irregular
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Erratic comes from the old Latin verb errare, which means 'to wander' or 'to stray'. Think of something that 'wanders' and does not stay in one place, so erratic means 'not regular' or unpredictable.