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ABERRANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state or condition markedly different from the norm
Synonyms:
aberrance; aberrancy; aberration; deviance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("aberrance" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aberrance"):
chromosomal aberration; chromosomal anomaly; chromosonal disorder; chrosomal abnormality (any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities)
deflection; warp (a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting)
Derivation:
aberrant (markedly different from an accepted norm)
aberrate (diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration)
aberrate (diverge from the expected)
