mental aberration

mental aberration
index lunacy, paranoia

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  • mental aberration — mental defect, mental retardation, flaw of intelligence …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mental aberration — any pathological deviation from normal mental activity, usually limited to a circumscribed deviation in an otherwise adapted individual …   Medical dictionary

  • Aberration — (1) A deviation or irregularity. For example, a chromosome aberration is a deviation from the normal chromosome number or the normal chromosome structure. In this sense, aberration is also synonymous with deflection, departure, divergence,… …   Medical dictionary

  • aberration — n. a mental aberration * * * [ˌæbə reɪʃ(ə)n] a mental aberration …   Combinatory dictionary

  • aberration — ab|er|ra|tion [ˌæbəˈreıʃən] n formal an action or event that is different from what usually happens or what someone usually does ▪ a temporary aberration in US foreign policy ▪ a mental aberration …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • aberration — noun (C, U) an action or event that is different from what usually happens or what someone usually does: a temporary aberration in US foreign policy | a mental aberration …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Aberration — has several meanings:*An abnormality of chromosomes *A disorder in one s mental state (see Mental illness) In optics: *Optical aberration, an imperfection in image formation by an optical system **Spherical aberration, which occurs when light… …   Wikipedia

  • aberration — 1 *deviation, deflection Analogous words: abnormality, aberrancy (see ABNORMAL): *error, blunder, mistake, slip, lapse: *fault, failing: anomaly (see PARADOX) Antonyms: conformity: regularity Contrasted words: normality (see …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • aberration — [ aberasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1753; « éloignement » 1633; lat. aberratio, par l angl. 1 ♦ État d une image qui s écarte de la réalité. ♢ Astron. Déplacement apparent d un corps céleste causé par les effets combinés du mouvement de l observateur… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • aberration — I (abnormality) noun alienation, declension, deflection, departure, derailment, deviation, digression, discrepancy, dislocation, disorientation, displacement, divergence, divergency, diversion, irregularity, lapse, misdirection, refraction,… …   Law dictionary

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