aberration
/ˌæbəˈreɪʃn; ˌæbə`reʃən/ n
1
(a) [U] deviation from what is accepted as normal or right 偏差; 越轨
steal sth in a moment of aberration 一时糊涂而偷东西.
(b) [C] moral or mental lapse; temporary loss of memory 失检或失常; 一时失去记忆力
Owing to a strange mental aberration he forgot his own name. 由於一种莫名的精神错乱, 他把自己的名字忘了.
2 [C] fault or defect 毛病; 差错
an aberration in the computer 计算机的差错.