| English noun: aberration | 
| 1. | aberration (state) a state or condition markedly different from the norm | 
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 | Synonyms | aberrance, aberrancy, deviance | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | abnormalcy, abnormality | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | chromosomal aberration, chromosomal anomaly, chromosonal disorder, chrosomal abnormality, deflection, warp | 
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| 2. | aberration (state) a disorder in one's mental state | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | disturbance, folie, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder | 
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| 3. | aberration (phenomenon) an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image | 
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 | Synonyms | distortion, optical aberration | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | optical phenomenon | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | chromatic aberration, spherical aberration | 
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