aberration

noun10

1. •
   The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.

   • The bulk of questionable experimentation upon African Americans is not detailed here because much of it consists of aberrations in therapeutics that were ostensibly meant to cure. — 2008
2. •
   Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
3. •
   A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
4. •
   A partial alienation of reason.

   • We see indeed the aberrations of unruly appetite — 1828
5. •
   A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
6. •
   The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
7. •
   A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
8. •
   A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
9. •
   The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
10. •
    Any creature with supernatural powers not found in the organized classes of beings in a given setting.

    • Only by submitting to the aberration could the human traders travel safely through the territory of Zularn.