aberrationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/formala temporary change from the typical or usual way of behaving:
In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him.
I'm sorry I'm late - I had a mental aberration and forgot we had a meeting today.
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Faults and mistakes
- a blot on sb's character idiom
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- blemish
- chink
- clinker
- creep in/creep into sth
- erratum
- error
- failing
- false alarm
- false move
- faux pas
- lapse
- loophole
- misprint
- misspell
- mistake
- mistaken
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