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aberration

[ab-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən /




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Nonetheless, when it comes to a deliberate exploration of men’s inner lives—how they think, feel and express themselves—the male psyche is becoming less the norm than an aberration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

I happen to have a legacy of former presidents and directors-counsels who have argued before the Supreme Court, so this was not a total aberration.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2025

"Allowing millions of human beings to live -- and die -- victims of hunger is a collective failure, an ethical aberration, a historical sin," Leo said in a speech at the Rome-based UN agricultural agency.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

To them, even after eight years of experience, the president is some type of sui generis figure, an aberration in American politics and culture.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2025

Exasperated at being judged a psychological aberration, the apple descends into Flatland.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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