A departing from what is prescribed

• diversion

  1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation.
  2. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  3. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.

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  1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation.
  2. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  3. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.

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• divergency

  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• deviation

  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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• departure

  1. The act of leaving.
  2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
  3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:

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  1. The act of leaving.
  2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
  3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:

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The condition of being abnormal

• unnaturalness

  1. The state of being unnatural.

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  1. The state of being unnatural.

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• preternaturalness

  1. The quality of being preternatural.

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  1. The quality of being preternatural.

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• irregularity

  1. The quality or state of being irregular.
  2. Something irregular:
  3. Constipation.

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  1. The quality or state of being irregular.
  2. Something irregular:
  3. Constipation.

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• deviation

  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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• deviancy

  1. the state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous

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  1. the state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous

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• deviance

  1. (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs
  2. A person or thing that differs from the expected.

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  1. (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs
  2. A person or thing that differs from the expected.

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• anomaly

  1. Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
  2. One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify:
  3. The angular deviation, as observed from the sun, of a planet from its perihelion.

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  1. Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
  2. One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify:
  3. The angular deviation, as observed from the sun, of a planet from its perihelion.

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• abnormality

  1. The condition of not being normal.
  2. A phenomenon or occurrence that is not normal.

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  1. The condition of not being normal.
  2. A phenomenon or occurrence that is not normal.

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• aberrancy

  1. The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance. [Mid 17^th cenntury.]
  2. (geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.

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  1. The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance. [Mid 17^th cenntury.]
  2. (geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.

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• aberrance

  1. State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17^th century.]

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  1. State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17^th century.]

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Serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely

• alienation

  1. The act of alienating or the condition of being alienated; estrangement:
  2. Emotional isolation or dissociation.
  3. The act of transferring property or title to it to another.

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  1. The act of alienating or the condition of being alienated; estrangement:
  2. Emotional isolation or dissociation.
  3. The act of transferring property or title to it to another.

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• mania

  1. An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire:
  2. A manifestation of bipolar disorder, marked usually by high energy, racing thoughts, irritability, and rapid speech.

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  1. An excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire:
  2. A manifestation of bipolar disorder, marked usually by high energy, racing thoughts, irritability, and rapid speech.

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• unbalance

  1. To upset the balance of; cause to become unsteady.
  2. To upset the stability or equilibrium of:
  3. To cause (a person or the mind) to be unbalanced.

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  1. To upset the balance of; cause to become unsteady.
  2. To upset the stability or equilibrium of:
  3. To cause (a person or the mind) to be unbalanced.

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• psychopathy

  1. Mental disorder, especially antisocial personality disorder.

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  1. Mental disorder, especially antisocial personality disorder.

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• mental illness

  1. Any of various disorders characterized by impairment of an individual's thoughts, emotions, or social functioning, including schizophrenia and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.

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  1. Any of various disorders characterized by impairment of an individual's thoughts, emotions, or social functioning, including schizophrenia and mood disorders such as bipolar disorder.

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• madness

  1. The condition of being mentally deranged.
  2. Great folly:
  3. Enthusiasm; excitement:

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  1. The condition of being mentally deranged.
  2. Great folly:
  3. Enthusiasm; excitement:

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• lunacy

  1. Mental derangement; craziness:
  2. Intermittent mental derangement attributed to the changing phases of the moon.
  3. Great or wild foolishness:

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  1. Mental derangement; craziness:
  2. Intermittent mental derangement attributed to the changing phases of the moon.
  3. Great or wild foolishness:

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• insanity

  1. Severe mental illness or derangement. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. Unsoundness of mind sufficient to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or sufficient to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
  3. Incapacity to form the criminal intent necessary for legal responsibility, as when a mental disorder prevents a person from knowing the difference between right and wrong.

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  1. Severe mental illness or derangement. Not used in psychiatric diagnosis.
  2. Unsoundness of mind sufficient to render a person unfit to maintain a contractual or other legal relationship or sufficient to warrant commitment to a mental health facility.
  3. Incapacity to form the criminal intent necessary for legal responsibility, as when a mental disorder prevents a person from knowing the difference between right and wrong.

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• insaneness

  1. insanity; madness
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. insanity; madness
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• disturbance

  1. The act of disturbing:
  2. The condition of being disturbed:
  3. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.

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  1. The act of disturbing:
  2. The condition of being disturbed:
  3. Something that disturbs, as a commotion, scuffle, or public tumult.

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• derangement

  1. The property of being deranged.
  2. An act or instance of deranging.
  3. (mathematics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.

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  1. The property of being deranged.
  2. An act or instance of deranging.
  3. (mathematics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.

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• dementia

  1. Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain. It is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.

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  1. Deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain. It is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.

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• craziness

  1. (uncountable) The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.
  3. (countable) The result or product of being crazy.

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  1. (uncountable) The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
  2. (uncountable) The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.
  3. (countable) The result or product of being crazy.

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• brainsickness

  1. The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness

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  1. The quality of being brainsick; mental confusion or giddiness

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Deviation

• wandering

  1. that wanders; moving from place to place; roaming, roving, straying, etc.
  2. nomadic
  3. winding

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  1. that wanders; moving from place to place; roaming, roving, straying, etc.
  2. nomadic
  3. winding

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• lapse

  1. To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct:
  2. To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way:
  3. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip:

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  1. To fall from a previous level or standard, as of accomplishment, quality, or conduct:
  2. To deviate from a prescribed or accepted way:
  3. To pass gradually or smoothly; slip:

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• irregularity

  1. The quality or state of being irregular.
  2. Something irregular:
  3. Constipation.

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  1. The quality or state of being irregular.
  2. Something irregular:
  3. Constipation.

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Abnormality

• derangement

  1. The property of being deranged.
  2. An act or instance of deranging.
  3. (mathematics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.

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  1. The property of being deranged.
  2. An act or instance of deranging.
  3. (mathematics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.

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• peculiarity

  1. The quality or state of being peculiar.
  2. A notable or distinctive feature or characteristic.
  3. An eccentricity; an idiosyncrasy.

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  1. The quality or state of being peculiar.
  2. A notable or distinctive feature or characteristic.
  3. An eccentricity; an idiosyncrasy.

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• strangeness

  1. The quality or condition of being strange.
  2. A quantum property of strange quarks and of hadrons that contain strange quarks that is conserved in electromagnetic and strong interactions, but may not be conserved in weak interactions that cause the decay of strange hadrons.
  3. The quantum number represented by this property, equal to the difference between the number of strange antiquarks and the number of strange quarks.

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  1. The quality or condition of being strange.
  2. A quantum property of strange quarks and of hadrons that contain strange quarks that is conserved in electromagnetic and strong interactions, but may not be conserved in weak interactions that cause the decay of strange hadrons.
  3. The quantum number represented by this property, equal to the difference between the number of strange antiquarks and the number of strange quarks.

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