Meaning & use
aberration
A departure from what is normal, expected, or correct, typically an unwelcome one.
See it in a sentence
The company insisted the accounting error was an aberration, not a pattern of fraud.
Scientists noted a strange aberration in the star's usually predictable orbit.
A note on using this word
Aberration often implies something temporary or unusual rather than a permanent or typical change.
Words with a similar meaning
anomalydeviation
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