noun
exemption from a rule or usual requirement.
although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday
exemption,immunity,exception,exclusion,exoneration,freedom,release,relief,reprieve,remission,relaxation,absolution,impunity,a let-off
noun
exemption from a rule or usual requirement.
although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday
exemption,immunity,exception,exclusion,exoneration,freedom,release,relief,reprieve,remission,relaxation,absolution,impunity,a let-off
noun
possession or expression of an unfavourable opinion.
Jill replied with a hint of disapproval in her voice
disapprobation,dislike,dissatisfaction,disfavour,displeasure,distaste,odium,objection,demurral,exception,dissent,disagreement,criticism,censure,condemnation,denunciation,opprobrium,blame,reproach,rebuke,reproof,remonstration,disparagement,deprecation,the thumbs down,animadversion
noun
strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.
she braved her mother’s disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself
disapproval,dislike,dissatisfaction,disfavour,displeasure,distaste,odium,objection,demurral,exception,dissent,disagreement,criticism,censure,condemnation,denunciation,opprobrium,blame,reproach,rebuke,reproof,remonstration,disparagement,deprecation,the thumbs down,animadversion
noun
a deviant person or thing.
killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension
nonconformist,eccentric,maverick,individualist,exception,outsider,misfit,fish out of water,square peg in a round hole,round peg in a square hole,oddball,odd fish,weirdo,weirdie,freak,bad boy,screwball,kook,wackadoo,wackadoodle
noun
a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands.
the government was unwilling to make any further concessions
compromise,adjustment,modification,allowance,exception,point conceded,point lost,forfeit,something surrendered,sop
noun
a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands.
the government was unwilling to make any further concessions
compromise,adjustment,modification,allowance,exception,point conceded,point lost,forfeit,something surrendered,sop
noun
The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.
syntactically unmarked but semantically connected asyndeta
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence, as in I came, I saw, I conquered.
syntactically unmarked but semantically connected asyndeta
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
A punctuation mark (‘) used to indicate either possession (e.g. Harry’s book; boys’ coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can’t; he’s; 1 Jan. ’99).
The playwrights’ experimental use of English (including the absence of capital letters, apostrophes, punctuation, etc.) is one way in which they resist oppression.
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
A punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to indicate either possession (e.g., Harry’s book; boys’ coats) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can’t; he’s; class of ’99).
The playwrights’ experimental use of English (including the absence of capital letters, apostrophes, punctuation, etc.) is one way in which they resist oppression.
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
Omission of the final sound of a word, as when cup of tea is pronounced as cuppa tea.
In these dialects many words end in a consonant but they cannot be seen as an apocope of an Italian word.
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
The loss of a sound or sounds at the end of a word, e.g., in the derivation of curio from curiosity.
In these dialects many words end in a consonant but they cannot be seen as an apocope of an Italian word.
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
The loss of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word (e.g., of a from around to form round).
That word was created from it later by losing its first syllable through a process called aphesis and had the same sense.
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
The loss of a sound or sounds at the beginning of a word, e.g., in the derivation of adder from nadder.
In some words initial e has been lost by aphaeresis: squire from esquire, sample from example, state from estate.
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
Omission of the initial sound of a word, as when he is is pronounced he’s.
In some words initial e has been lost by aphaeresis: squire from esquire, sample from example, state from estate.
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
Omission of the initial sound of a word, as when he is is pronounced he’s.
In some words initial e has been lost by aphaeresis: squire from esquire, sample from example, state from estate.
leaving out,exclusion,exception,non-inclusion,deletion,erasure,cut,excision,elimination,absence
noun
Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
there are a number of anomalies in the present system
oddity,peculiarity,abnormality,irregularity,inconsistency,incongruity,deviation,aberration,quirk,freak,exception,departure,divergence,variation
noun
Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
there are a number of anomalies in the present system
oddity,peculiarity,abnormality,irregularity,inconsistency,incongruity,deviation,aberration,quirk,freak,exception,departure,divergence,variation
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