aberration
Departure from normal
An aberration is a departure from what's normal, expected, or right.
The word suggests something that stands apart from an established pattern: The election result was an aberration, not a trend.
In optics, aberration refers to distortion in an image caused by a lens or mirror failing to focus light properly.
A person's aberration is a lapse in judgment or behavior: His outburst was an aberration—he's usually so calm.
Distant data point
- irregularityDeparture from standard
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
rarity · exception · singularity · abnormality · mutation · variant · departure · divergence
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- flawImperfection in something
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- glitchMinor system fault
fault · oversight · inaccuracy · misstep · slip · miscalculation · misjudgment · bug
Frightening imaginary creature
- mutantGenetically altered organism
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- monstrosityHideously malformed creature
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
malformation · deformity · prodigy · birth defect · genetic anomaly · freak of nature
Twisting from original state
- refractionWave bending between media
- chromaticRelating to color
- sphericalGlobe-like in form
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
blur · dispersion · astigmatism · coma · curvature · prism · wavelength · focus
Stubbornly held false belief
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- derangementDisturbed mental state
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- irrationalityAbsence of logic
breakdown · disturbance · disorder · imbalance · disorientation · confusion · hallucination · psychosis
outlier
Distant data point
- irregularityDeparture from standard
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
peculiarity · rarity · exception · singularity · abnormality · mutation · variant · departure · divergence · discrepancy
mistake
Wrong action or decision
glitch · fault · oversight · inaccuracy · misstep · slip · miscalculation · misjudgment · bug · gaffe
monster
Frightening imaginary creature
- mutantGenetically altered organism
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- monstrosityHideously malformed creature
chimera · malformation · deformity · prodigy · birth defect · genetic anomaly · freak of nature
distortion
Twisting from original state
- refractionWave bending between media
- chromaticRelating to color
- sphericalGlobe-like in form
lens · blur · dispersion · astigmatism · coma · curvature · prism · wavelength · focus · optics
delusion
Stubbornly held false belief
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- derangementDisturbed mental state
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
irrationality · breakdown · disturbance · disorder · imbalance · disorientation · confusion · hallucination · psychosis · mania
- Anomaliesanomaly, deviation, irregularity, oddity, peculiarity
- Exceptionsexception, exemption, exclusion, special case, anomaly
- monstersdemon, monster, vampire, werewolf, ogre
- Odditiescuriosity, curio, unusual, odd, strange
- strangenessodd, weird, strange, bizarre, peculiar
- monstrositiesmonstrosity, monster, freak, abomination, grotesqueness
aberrationnormality
State of being typical
normalcy · norm · conformity · regularity · standard
aberrationsanity
Mental soundness
saneness · soundness · lucidity · rationality · reasonableness
aberrationcontinuity
Uninterrupted progression or coherence
consistency · regularity · progression · consecutiveness · constancy