Writing Tips

Aberration vs Derangement vs Alienation

Aberration, derangement, alienation, as here compared, denote mental disorder.

Accurate in something—free from mistakes in what one says or does.

Abnormal means deviating from the average.

According to Cocker—(U.S. also: according to Gunter) absolutely correct; exactly as it should be.

Abduct and kidnap are sometimes employed without distinction as denoting to carry off (a person) surreptitiously for an illegal purpose.

Abjure means to recant, renounce, or repudiate something.

Ability refers to the power to do something.

Accommodate someone to something—adapt or adjust a person to something.

Ability, capacity, capability are often confused in use.

Abdicate means to give up, relinquish power, or renounce formally.

Accidents can happen—is used to say that smth. unforeseen may always occur.

Abate, subside, wane and ebb all mean to die down in force or intensity.