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Synonyms for aberration
ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃənaber·ra·tion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. aberration

    Of these terms insanity is the most exact and comprehensive, including in its widest sense all morbid conditions of mind due to diseased action of the brain or nervous system, but in its more frequent restricted use applied to those forms in which the mental disorder is persistent, as distinguished from those in which it is temporary or transient. Craziness is a vague popular term for any sort of disordered mental action, or for conduct suggesting it. Lunacy originally denoted intermittent insanity, supposed to be dependent on the changes of the moon (Latin luna): the term is now applied in general and legal use to any form of mental unsoundness except idiocy. Madness is the old popular term, now less common, for insanity in its widest sense, but with suggestion of excitement, akin to mania. In the derived sense, lunacy denotes what is insanely foolish, madness what is insanely desperate. Derangement is a common euphemism for insanity. Delirium is always temporary, and is specifically the insanity of disease, as in acute fevers. Dementia is a general weakening of the mental powers: the word is specifically applied to senile insanity, dotage. Aberration is eccentricity of mental action due to an abnormal state of the perceptive faculties, and is manifested by error in perceptions and rambling thought. Hallucination is the apparent perception of that which does not exist or is not present to the senses, as the seeing of specters or of reptiles in delirium tremens. Monomania is mental derangement as to one subject or object. Frenzy and mania are forms of raving and furious insanity. Compare synonyms for DELUSION; IDIOCY.

    Synonyms:
    alienation, craziness, delirium, dementia, derangement, frenzy, hallucination, insanity, lunacy, madness, mania, monomania

    Antonyms:
    clearness, good sense, lucidity, rationality, sanity

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviancenoun

    a state or condition markedly different from the norm

    Synonyms:
    distortion, deviation, aberrancy, optical aberration, aberrance, deviance

  2. aberrationnoun

    a disorder in one's mental state

    Synonyms:
    distortion, aberrancy, optical aberration, aberrance, deviance

  3. aberration, distortion, optical aberrationnoun

    an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

    Synonyms:
    deformation, overrefinement, deviance, torture, optical aberration, distorted shape, aberrance, twisting, distortion, straining, aberrancy

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Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. aberrationnoun

    Synonyms:
    deviation, divergence, wandering, rambling, departure

  2. aberrationnoun

    Synonyms:
    irregularity, eccentricity, singularity, peculiarity, strangeness, unconformity, anomaly, abnormity, monstrosity

  3. aberrationnoun

    Synonyms:
    illusion, delusion, hallucination, monomania, self-deception

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. aberrationnoun

    Synonyms:
    wandering, deviation, abnormity, irregularity, madness, mania

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "aberration":

    anomaly, absurdity, freak

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#5338torture
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#9249madness
#10309distortion
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#12160mania
#15640dementia
#16012wandering
#17956insanity
#18665frenzy
#19391anomaly
#19770deformation
#23258divergence
#23795twisting
#24972rambling
#28886alienation
#36511straining
#36680delirium
#37614absurdity
#42354aberration
#48075deviance
#48388idiocy
#49375lunacy
#57260craziness
#62974hallucination
#109190derangement
#332018disconnectedness

How to use aberration in a sentence?

  1. Felicidade Langa:

    In the old days when we saw a person with dreadlocks we thought it was weird and an aberration ... our mindset has changed, that's why we can have dreadlocks today, i started this hairstyle because a Carapinha salon is in my neighborhood. I think other neighborhoods around also want to have a typical Rastafarian salon, so if he keeps opening salons in other places it will be good.

  2. Toby Dershowitz at the Foundation:

    This case is not an aberration but rather is part of a pattern of the Islamic Republic’s terrorism in Europe and around the world.

  3. Michael McCarthy:

    It's pretty clear production is being pulled back and finally we're seeing the impact of lower rig counts, there is potential for a bounce back in inventories if that was only a temporary aberration, but, of course, if the recent trend continues, we should see some support.

  4. Danny Davis of Illinois:

    I don’t regard Louis Farrakhan as an aberration or anything, I regard him as an outstanding human being who commands a following of individuals who are learned and articulate and he plays a big role in the lives of thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of people.

  5. Jeffry Wright:

    I don’t think there is an attempt to glamorize gun violence on the show in any respect, the violence that we visit in the show is not judged to be a good thing. It’s judged to be an aberration and I think we – the characters who are on the moral side of the equation – view it that way. I don’t see that there’s any purpose in glamorizing gun violence.


Translations for aberration

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  • умопомрачение, отклонение, отклоняване, аберацияBulgarian
  • Aberration, AbweichungGerman
  • εκτροπή, παρέκκλιση, λοξοδρόμησηGreek
  • perturbación mental, aberraciónSpanish
  • eksyminen, heijastus, harhamuunnos, hairahdus, erehdys, säännöttömyys, harhautuminen, poikkeavuus, harhapolku, poikkeama, aberraatio, ajatusvirheFinnish
  • iomrall, seachrán, saobhadhIrish
  • aberráció, tévút, tévelygésHungarian
  • aberrazione, alienazione, deviazioneItalian
  • ការភ្លាត់ភ្លាំងKhmer
  • aberratieDutch
  • aberraçãoPortuguese
  • deviere, aberație, deviațieRomanian
  • аберрация, заблуждение, отклонение, умопомрачениеRussian
  • sapma, sapkınlıkTurkish
  • quang sai, tính saiVietnamese
  • 像差Chinese

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