deviation
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌdiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/theactionof doing something that is different from theusualorcommonway ofbehaving:
Any deviationfromthepartyphilosophyisseenasbetrayal.
We do notexpectanysignificantdeviations from thebusinessplan.
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deviate
- Thisapproachrepresentsamajordeviation fromprevioustechniques.
- Much of today'sentertainmentontelevisionisconcernedwithviolence,crimeandsexualdeviation.
- This is asocietywhere deviation from thenormisdiscouraged.
Change and changes
- adjustment
- alteration
- anti-evolutionism
- be ahead of the curveidiom
- blip
- fluctuation
- gradation
- gyrate
- gyration
- inconstancy
- mod
- reversion
- revolution
- rhythm
- sea change
- shakesomeoneup
- untick
- variation
- vicissitudes
- youthquake