exception
US /ɪkˈsɛpʃən/
Definition
a deliberate act of omission
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We cannot make an exception to the refund policy this time.
Word Family
Synonyms
- exemptionimmunity from an obligation or duty
- anomalydeviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
- exclusionthe state of being excluded
Collocations
- Easy make an exceptionto create, produce, or cause regarding an exception
- Medium without exceptionlacking or in the absence of exception
- Hard grant an exception to policyto grant an exception to policy, meaning to let have
- Very Hard take grave exception to the allegationsto perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding grave exception to the allegations
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