Aberration

Quick meaning: Aberration is a noun meaning A partial alienation of reason.

Meaning

A partial alienation of reason.

More Meanings

1. (fantasy, roleplaying games) Any creature with supernatural powers not found in the organized classes of beings in a given setting.
2. A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
3. (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
4. (medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
5. The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
6. (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
7. (optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.

Example Sentences

the aberration of youth

aberrations from theory

aberration of character

Occasional aberrations of intellect

Word Forms

• aberrations

Synonyms for aberration

Depending on context, synonyms include distortion, deviance, aberrancy, aberrance.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include aberrance, deviance, aberrancy, distortion, anomaly, abnormality.

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