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noun

aberration

CEFR C2

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

In a sentence

Six example sentences with aberration, each labelled with its topic.

  • One reading of forty degrees in February was an aberration; the sensor had been sitting in direct sun.

    Science

  • His nine-turnover night was an aberration, and over the next twenty games he handled the ball almost perfectly.

    Basketball

  • The single quarter of losses looked like an aberration until the same pattern returned the following spring.

    Finance

  • The month of falling rents looked like an aberration, since the city had not seen one in eleven years.

    Economics

  • The peaceful decade was an aberration in the region's history, sandwiched between two long periods of upheaval.

    History

  • The unbeaten run was an aberration, and once the patch removed the exploit the player fell back to mid-table.

    Gaming

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