DictionaryRoot: errare
Latin
errare
to wander, stray
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noun
aberration
ab-uh-RAY-shuhn/ˌæbəˈreɪʃn/
A departure from what is normal or expected.
Etymology
An aberration was originally a wandering away from a path. That image became a departure from the normal or expected course, rather than necessarily a physical loss of direction.