aberration
noun
the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
aberrations
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pluralof aberration.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But we also want to move away from a cultural view that treats men as the default and women as aberrations, or at least variations on a male norm.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
It was expected these aberrations would cost Lewis a World Cup place, but McDermott kept faith – now is the time to reward that.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
If they detected any aberrations, they’d tweak the machines after the fact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The fires, the floods, the cascading disasters, aren’t aberrations we’ll overcome and move past, but rather the conditions under which we now live, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
But despite these aberrations he seemed to be accepted as an islander, simply because he had called Auntie Braxton “Trudy,” a name nobody had used for her since she was a young woman.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
