ABERRATION Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

aberration

noun

ˌa-bə-ˈrā-shən

Definition of aberration

as in dementia

a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life Joan of Arc was certain the voices she had been hearing were not a manifestation of some sort of aberration

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as in anomaly

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected there are some slight aberrations in the type due to the nature of old printing presses

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Recent Examples of aberration And as our team wrote in the initial recap of last night’s game, many suspect this is a one-off aberration for the mighty Rams. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Two titles in three appearances over 10 years have made playing in the final game of the NFL season the bar, rather than an aberration. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 The lack of offense was familiar, except for the aberration of Thursday night’s 18-run outburst against the Houston Astros. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026 Nearly half a century onward, Jonestown strikes many people as a bizarre aberration. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aberration

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Noun

Brain disease in dogs and people Our work on aging dogs all began with a desire to develop better treatments for dementia.

— Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
However, among individuals who already had dementia, glucosamine users had a higher mortality compared to similar non-users.

— Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of dementia

Noun

Reconcile your accounts and review reports Even if your books are current, anomalies and errors can creep in.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
And then there is another measure, made official by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration this year, that takes into account the relative temperature anomaly against the background of the warmer ocean from climate change.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of anomaly

Noun

Counsel was enraged that his gambit was foiled by one jury holdout on the insanity argument.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors questioned the schizophrenia diagnosis and pointed out that suffering from mental illness is not the same as meeting the legal standard of insanity.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of insanity

Noun

The meeting has fallen to roughly 15 minutes and is now largely about exceptions, problems and decisions.

— Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Anthropic allows exceptions for certain government contracts when contractual restrictions and safeguards adequately mitigate potential harm.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of exception

Noun

Russell turned the story into an extravagant examination of religious hysteria and political power, with stark white sets by Derek Jarman and an avant-garde score by Peter Maxwell Davies.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Any team that works out Kaepernick invites an immediate circus of scrutiny and racial hysteria.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of hysteria

Noun

But appropriate counseling depends on the precise diagnosis, gestational age, associated abnormalities, prognosis and maternal circumstances.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Some clinics may also offer full-body MRIs, which scan for any abnormalities from cancerous tumors to evidence of stroke.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of abnormality

Noun

In addition to fentanyl, toxicology tests detected alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax; the muscle relaxant methocarbamol; and quetiapine, a medication primarily used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and, in some cases, depression.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
Clozapine, antipsychotic drug primarily used in the treatment of severe schizophrenia, especially in instances when other treatments fail to improve symptoms.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of schizophrenia

Noun

Just let that sink in for a little bit, because in today's day and age, the Bruins being anywhere close to the top-25 in football is a rarity.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Meir presented a how-to video for curly-haired spacewomen like herself, while Hathaway kept his bushy mustache — a space rarity — groomed to perfection.

— Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rarity

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