aberrance
/ˈæ.bɛɹ.n̩s/
Meaning
State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude.
Examples
Like Miller, George Lionel married briefly and unsuccessfully, and during the McCarthy era was blacklisted for political aberrance.
Word Forms
aberrances
aberrancy
Etymology
From aberr (“to stray”), from Latin aberrō (“to wander from the way”) + -ance.