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Plural for a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one
“It is an aberration from the usual and accepted rules of the game.”
Plural for a mistake or error, typically unintended or serious
“This chapter focuses on a case that is an example of such a costly aberration.”
Plural for an imperfection or flaw in something or someone
“He had this one flaw, which I call an idiosyncrasy, and I guess you could call it a major aberration in his personality.”
Plural for an abnormal or misshapen formation
“This corrects for the slight aberration in the shape of the eye.”
Plural for the state of being uneven or lacking in uniformity
“The filler woods will imitate any aberration in the surface of the wood.”
Plural for a physiological disease, disorder or defect
“In Japan, this aberration in growth pattern became known as bakanae, the rice disease.”
Plural for the state of being seriously mentally ill
“Most frequently there is mental aberration, although occasionally there is only enfeeblement of the intellectual faculties accompanied by a perversion of the sentiments.”
Plural for the act of deflecting or something deflected
Plural for an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present
Plural for the state or quality of being specious
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