TERATISMS Synonyms

• a state or condition markedly different from the norm

• a disorder in one's mental state

• an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

• an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

• retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence

• marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal

• behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

• The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.

• Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.

• A monstrosity

• deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

• a person who is unusual

• (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)

• an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

• an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

• the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

• deviate behavior

• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

• a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

• someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

• lose one's nerve

• behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

• not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals

• an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern

• irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis

• an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

• something abnormal or anomalous

• something abnormal or anomalous

• a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

• something hideous or frightful

• tending to undergo or resulting from mutation

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• an animal that has undergone mutation

• eccentricity that is not easily explained

• a strange attitude or habit

• something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

• an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration

• a sign of something about to happen

• an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality