Synonyms for aberration
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Anomaly
anomaly, deviation, irregularity, deviance, eccentricity, freak of nature, monstrosity, peculiarity, singularity, strangeness, abnormity, aberrancy, aberrance, abnormality, oddity, queerness
2. Error
error, mistake, derangement, delusion, illusion, divergence, insanity, lunacy, madness, distraction, hallucination, mania, alienation, departure, wandering, rambling, dementia, fallacy, craziness, delirium
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
- n. 2
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.
Related words
- Word family
- aberratic aberrational
Forms
- Plural
- aberrations → anomalies, deviations, irregularities, deviances…
Choose the right word
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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- anomaly Do you consider a tornado an anomaly of nature?
- deviation No deviation from the regulations will be tolerated.
- irregularity He is the last man to commit an irregularity.
- deviance Emile Durkheim argued that deviance was necessary for a society to function.
- mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
- error He looked over the text, but overlooked the error.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| aberration | steady | |
| anomaly | falling | |
| deviation | steady | |
| irregularity | falling | |
| deviance | rising | |
| mistake | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- error2, mania3
- 6 letters
- lunacy3, oddity3
- 7 letters
- mistake2, madness2, anomaly4, fallacy3
- 8 letters
- illusion3, dementia4, insanity4, delusion3, rambling2, delirium4, deviance3
- 9 letters
- departure3, wandering3, deviation4, craziness3, queerness, abnormity, aberrancy, aberrance
- 10 letters
- distortion3, divergence3, alienation5
- 11 letters
- distraction3, singularity5, abnormality5, monstrosity4, strangeness2, derangement, peculiarity6
- 12 letters
- eccentricity5, irregularity6
- 13 letters
- hallucination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- aberration
- Italiano
- aberrazione
- Español
- aberración
- Deutsch
- Wahnsinn