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Exception - English meaning

ɪkˈsep.ʃən

Exception – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule.

Usage examples:

He always plays top tunes, and tonight was no exception

Synonims:

AnomalyIrregularityDeviationSpecial caseDepartureInconsistencyQuirkPeculiarityAbnormalityOddityOutlierEdge caseMisfitFreak
noun

Something that is not included, or the action of not including something

Usage examples:

[ c ] we don’t usually accept late applications, but since you were so sick i’ll make an exception …
noun

Someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list, or that does not behave in the expected way

Usage examples:

Most of these states have moderate property taxes; arizona's very high business property taxes are …
noun

Someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in the expected way

Usage examples:

Men are usually quite good at map-reading but tim is the exception., exception to there are excepti…
noun

To not treat someone or something according to the usual rules

Usage examples:

We don't usually accept late applications, but in this case we will make an exception.
noun

To be offended or made angry by something or someone

Usage examples:

Why did you take exception to what he said? he was only joking.

Exception translation into English

Exception: translate from English into Chinese

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例外, 不赞同, 反驳, 不赞成, 责备

Exception: translate from English into Dutch

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Uitzondering, Exceptie, Tegenwerping

Exception: translate from English into French

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Exception

Exception: translate from English into German

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Ausnahme, Ausnahmefall

Exception: translate from English into Hindi

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अपवाद, आपत्ति, आक्षेप

Exception: translate from English into Italian

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Eccezione, Deroga, Obiezione

Exception: translate from English into Korean

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예외, 제외, 이의, 특별, 파격

Exception: translate from English into Russian

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Исключение, Особая ситуация, Возражение, Отвод, Неодобрение

Exception: translate from English into Spanish

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Excepción, Raridad, Unidad de otros

Word origin

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin exceptio(n- ), from excipere ‘take out’ (see except).

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Exception – similar words

excepting

ɪkˈsep.tɪŋ

preposition

Except for; apart from.

Usage examples:

Excepting a scratched door, the car was in good condition
verb

Specify as excluded from a category or group.

Usage examples:

Five classes of advertisement are excepted from control
preposition

Not including

Usage examples:

All the people who were on the aircraft have now been identified, excepting one.
Excepting - all meanings in English

excepted

ɪkˈsept.ɪd

adjective

Excluded from the category or group specified.

Usage examples:

Most museums (the getty excepted) have small acquisitions budgets
verb

Specify as excluded from a category or group.

Usage examples:

Five classes of advertisement are excepted from control
adjective

Not included

Usage examples:

Present company excepted i can't stand academics - present company excepted (= not including those …
Excepted - all meanings in English

except

ɪkˈsept

preposition

Not including; other than.

Usage examples:

They work every day except sunday
conjunction

Used before a statement that forms an exception to one just made.

Usage examples:

I didn't tell him anything, except that i needed the money
verb

Specify as excluded from a category or group.

Usage examples:

Five classes of advertisement are excepted from control
Except - all meanings in English

Exception synonims

abnormality

ˌæb.nɔːˈmæl.ə.ti

noun

An abnormal feature, characteristic, or occurrence.

Usage examples:

Babies with congenital abnormalities
noun

Something abnormal, usually in the body

Usage examples:

Genetic/congenital abnormalities, an increasing number of tests are available for detecting foetal …
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anomaly

əˈnɒm.ə.li

noun

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Usage examples:

There are a number of anomalies in the present system
noun

Something that is unusual enough to be noticeable or seem strange

Usage examples:

The government does computer checks of tax returns to find anomalies that might indicate fraud.
noun

A person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory

Usage examples:

Statistical anomalies can make it difficult to compare economic data from one year to the next., th…
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departure

dɪˈpɑː.tʃər

noun

The action of leaving, especially to start a journey.

Usage examples:

The day of departure
noun

The act of leaving a place, job, etc., or an occasion when this happens

Usage examples:

[ u ] departure is scheduled for 2 p.m., [ c ] our departure was delayed because of bad weather., […
noun

The act of leaving a company or a job

Usage examples:

The current finance director will retire, but she has set no date for her departure., a sudden/surp…
Departure - all meanings in English

deviation

ˌdiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən

noun

The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.

Usage examples:

Deviation from a norm
noun

A difference from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

The letter cited 'significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice'., in a recent an…
noun

The action of being or doing something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving

Usage examples:

Deviation from any deviation from the party philosophy is seen as betrayal., we do not expect any s…
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freak

noun

A very unusual and unexpected event or situation.

Usage examples:

The teacher says the accident was a total freak
verb

Behave or cause to behave in a wild and irrational way, typically because of the effects of extreme emotion or drugs.

Usage examples:

He freaked out and smashed the place up
adjective

Extremely unusual or unlikely

Usage examples:

She died in a freak automobile accident., a freak midsummer hailstorm caught us all by surprise., m…
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inconsistency

noun

The fact or state of being inconsistent.

Usage examples:

The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour
noun

A situation in which two things do not match and are opposed

Usage examples:

[ c ] there appear to be inconsistencies in her alibi.
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irregularity

noun

The state or quality of being irregular.

Usage examples:

There is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale
noun

Something that is not according to usual rules or what is expected, and often not acceptable

Usage examples:

The company discovered accounting irregularities going back three to four years.
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misfit

noun

A person whose behaviour or attitude sets them apart from others in an uncomfortably conspicuous way.

Usage examples:

A motley collection of social misfits
noun

Someone who is not accepted socially by other people because his or her behavior is unusual or strange

Usage examples:

I was a social misfit, the kind of kid no one played with.
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oddity

noun

A strange or peculiar person or thing.

Usage examples:

She was regarded as a bit of an oddity
noun

Someone or something that is strange and unusual

Usage examples:

As one of the few women in engineering in the 1950s, she was considered an oddity.
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outlier

noun

A person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system.

Usage examples:

A western outlier in the andaman archipelago
noun

A fact, figure, piece of data, etc. that is very different from all the others in a set and does not seem to fit the same pattern

Usage examples:

Eliminating one or two obvious outliers, charges range from 0.45% per annum to 3.67% per annum., th…
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peculiarity

noun

A strange or unusual feature or habit.

Usage examples:

For all his peculiarities, she finds him quite endearing
Peculiarity - all meanings in English

quirk

noun

A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour.

Usage examples:

They accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks
verb

(with reference to a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement.

Usage examples:

His lips quirked disbelievingly
noun

An unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected

Usage examples:

A personality quirk, it’s just one of the quirks of living there., a quirky, offbeat sense of humor
Quirk - all meanings in English

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