Meaning

2 senses
  1. Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.

    Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.

    When we found you on the street, your behavior was all erratic and it seemed like you were having a panic attack.

    erratisch, unstet, unregelmäßig

    неравномерныйneravnomernyj, нерегулярныйnereguljarnyj

    нестійки́йnestijkýj, непослідо́внийneposlidóvnyj

  2. Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.

    erratic conduct

    gestört, verhaltensauffällig, erratisch

    дивни́йdyvnýj, чудерна́цькийčudernácʹkyj

More definitions
  • liable to sudden unpredictable change
  • likely to perform unpredictably
  • having no fixed course

Examples

20 sentences
  1. Tom has been erratic.

  2. Yanni became aware of his erratic behavior.

  3. Share prices have been erratic this last month.

    deDie Aktienkurse waren diesen vergangenen Monat unbeständig. — Yorwba

  4. Fadil's behavior was becoming more controlling and erratic.

  5. Sami's behavior was becoming more controlling and erratic.

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent:
deviating from normal opinions or actions:
Русский
By meaning 1
unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent:
deviating from normal opinions or actions:

Origin

From Middle English erratik, from Middle French erratique (from Old French erratique) and

From Middle English erratik, from Middle French erratique (from Old French erratique) and its etymon Classical Latin errāticus.

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Forms

more erratic, most erratic
Comparativemore erratic Lesson
Superlativemost erratic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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