aberrance

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US/ˈæ.bɛɹ.n̩s/US/æˈbɛɹ.n̩ts/

noun

State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude.

Similar
aberrancyaberrationdeviance
OriginLatin aberrō →
First used Mid 17ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounaberrance (countable and uncountable, plural aberrances)

plural aberrances · alternative aberrancy

  1. countableuncountableState of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude.First known use Mid 17ᵗʰ century.

    Like Miller, George Lionel married briefly and unsuccessfully, and during the McCarthy era was blacklisted for political aberrance.

    1980 August 16, Duncan Mitchel, “Memoirs of a Survivor”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 14

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna state or condition markedly different from the norm

Similar
aberrancyaberrationdeviance
Broader
abnormalityabnormalcy
Also see
aberrancyaberrationdeviance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinaberrō“to wander from the way”
  2. Englishaberrance

From aberr (“to stray”), from Latin aberrō (“to wander from the way”) + -ance.

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Translations

Bulgarian отклонение
  • отклонение (otklonenie)state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
Dutch afwijking, afdwaling
  • afwijkingstate of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
  • afdwalingstate of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
Finnish poikkeama
  • poikkeamastate of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
French aberrance
  • aberrancestate of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
German Abweichung
  • Abweichungstate of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
Portuguese aberração, aberrância
  • aberraçãostate of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
  • aberrânciastate of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
Romanian aberanță
  • aberanțăstate of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
Spanish aberración
  • aberraciónstate of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude
Cite this entry
APA

aberrance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberrance

MLA

“aberrance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberrance. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aberrance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aberrance.

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