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Deviation or distortion from the usual, normal or right course (noun)

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Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “Deviation or distortion from the usual, normal or right course (noun)”? The solution is ABERRATION, a 10-letter word built on the root ERR (“wander”). It appeared in the July 12, 2026 (Sunday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.

Answer
ABERRATION
**ERR*****ERRmeans “wander”

In a sentence

Abrupt changes in Don's personality were an ABERRATION that concerned his mother.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “Deviation or distortion from the usual, normal or right course (noun)” has the answer ABERRATION (10 letters), built on the root ERR, which means “wander”. Browse the full July 12, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.

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A place or collection where literary, reference and artistic materials are kept (noun) Relating to a surface; external; concerned only with the obvious: shallow (adjective) To develop or form gradually; to change by degrees (verb)
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