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ab·er·ra·tion
 aberration
- pronunciation:
- ae
b
reI
shn
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity.
The success of the treatment for these particular patients appears to have been an aberration as no other studies have shown such positive effects.They detected aberrations in the airplane's path of flight.- synonyms:
- abnormality, anomaly, deviation, irregularity
- antonyms:
- conformity, normalcy
- similar words:
- departure, freak, nonconformity, oddity, peculiarity, singularity, vagary, variation
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| definition 2: |
a slight deviation in normal mental functioning.
As he entered his nineties, we began to notice aberrations of his personality.- synonyms:
- eccentricity, quirk
- similar words:
- freak, idiosyncrasy, nonconformity, oddity, peculiarity, singularity, vagary, variation, warp
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| definition 3: |
an imperfection in an optical lens, or the blurring caused by such an imperfection.
- synonyms:
- distortion
- similar words:
- imperfection, irregularity
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| related words: |
exception, hallucination |
| derivation: |
aberrational (adj.) |
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