exception

ex-cep-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or rule.

  2. 2.

    A case that does not follow the usual rules.

  3. 3.

    (Computing) An error condition that interrupts normal program flow.

Forms

plural: exceptions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    with the exception of — except for; not including
  • •
    take exception to — to object to something
  • •
    without exception — with no exclusions; everyone or everything
  • •
    make an exception — to treat differently from the usual rule
  • •
    the exception that proves the rule — an unusual case that confirms a general rule

Related words

Antonyms: norm, rule, standard
See also: except, exceptional, exclude, rule
Synonyms: anomaly, deviation, exclusion, irregularity, special case

Etymology

From Latin "exceptio" (exception, objection), from "excipere" (to take out, except), from "ex-" (out) + "capere" (to take). Entered English in the 14th century through Old French.