deviation

deviation is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.
2. noun. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
3. noun. The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
4. noun. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

   "a diversion from the main highway"

   "a digression into irrelevant details"

   Synonyms: deflection, deflexion, digression, divagation, diversion

5. noun. deviate behavior

   Synonyms: deviance

6. noun. the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
7. noun. the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
8. noun. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

   "the deviation from the mean"

   Synonyms: departure, difference, divergence

Synonyms

deflection, deflexion, digression, divagation, diversion, deviance, departure, difference, divergence

Common word forms

deviations, deviational

Words from these letters

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