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Deviation

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divergencenounThe state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
digressionnounAn aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
departurenounThe act of departing or something that has departed.
deflectionnounThe act of deflecting or something deflected.
diversionnounA hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
deviancenoun(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
differencenoun(uncountable) The quality of being different.
deflexionnoun(chiefly UK, rare) Dated spelling of deflection.

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deflectionnounThe act of deflecting or something deflected.
deflexionnoun(chiefly UK, rare) Dated spelling of deflection.
digressionnounAn aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
diversionnounA hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
divergencenounThe state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
deviancenoun(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
departurenounThe act of departing or something that has departed.
differencenoun(uncountable) The quality of being different.
divertverb(transitive) To turn aside from a course.
deflexurenounA bending or turning aside; deflection.
distortionnounA misrepresentation of the truth.
lapsenounA temporary failure; a slip.
infringementnounA violation or breach, as of a law.
violationnounThe act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
derogateverb(transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
delinquencynounMisconduct.
aberrationnounThe act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
deviantnounA person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
perversionnounThe state of being perverted; depravity; vice.
detournounA diversion or deviation from one's original route.

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