Aberration

Word: Aberration

Prefix: Ab - away from

Root: Err - To wander or stray

Suffix: Ation - the action or resulting state

Sentence Definition: Something very out of the ordinary must happen for when an aberration occurs.

Dictionary definition: “A fact, an action or a way of behaving that is not usual, and that may be unacceptable” (Oxford Dictionary)

Model Sentence : The interception by a lineman this past Sunday was quite an aberration.

Sentences in the real world:

“... is not an aberration of how these two sectors of America’s elites operate.” (New York Post)

“Until the 1950s, the institution was treated in canonical works of American history as an aberration best addressed minimally if at all.” (New York Times)

“While lockdown may have been a key factor, we mustn't assume that this year's results are an aberration since there may be other factors.” (BBC)

Etymology:

Aberration comes from the Latin word aberrare, which means "to wander out of the way, lose the way, go astray." When the word is broken down "ab" means "off, away from" and "errare" “means to wander, stray, roam and rove." During the late 16th century, English speakers transformed the Latin word aberrare into the new English word aberration. They crafted this word as a way of showing something wandering away from normal or in other words out of the ordinary, like the definition of Aberration states. Over time from the 1800s to 2019, the word has been very popular. The word reached its maximum use around 1835, however, it began to decline around 1930. But today, similarly to the 1800s the word is used a lot.