anomalies 1. People or things that are different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory: 'The government's statistical anomalies can make it difficult to compare economic data from one year to the next.' 2. Abnormalities or deviations. It is a favorite word among computer people when complex syst... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/138/