Aberration Definition

ăbə-rāshən
aberrations
noun
aberrations
A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
American Heritage
A departure from what is right, true, correct, etc.
Webster's New World
A departure from what is typical.
An election that was an aberration from usual state politics.
American Heritage
A deviation from the normal or the typical.
Webster's New World
A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.
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Other Word Forms of Aberration

Noun

Singular:
aberration
Plural:
aberrations

Origin of Aberration

  • Latin aberrātiō aberrātiōn- diversion from aberrātus past participle of aberrāre to go astray ab- away from ab–1 errāre to stray ers- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • First attested in 1594, from Latin aberrātiō (“relief, diversion”) , from aberrō (“wander away, go astray”), from ab (“away”) + errō (“wander”). Compare French aberration. See also aberrate.

    From Wiktionary

Aberration Sentence Examples

  • She is normally calm and level headed, so this outburst is an aberration.

  • We considered our defeat to be an aberration, since we'd easily beaten this team last season.

  • The discovery of the aberration of light in 1725, due to James Bradley, is one of the most important in the whole domain of astronomy.

  • The residents considered the recent surge in burglaries to be an aberration, since their neighborhood was known for its safety.

  • The use of mirrors instead of lenses was another way to avoid chromatic aberration.

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