Exception and Flaw

Exception

Exception noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.

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Flaw and exception are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flaw" instead a noun "Exception".

Flaw noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.

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Exception and flaw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exception" instead a noun "Flaw".

Nearby Words: flawed, flawless, flawlessly

known	known exception	known flaw
notable	notable exception	notable flaw
particular	particular exception	particular flaw
common	common exception	common flaw
Other adjectives: single, glaring, obvious, small, real, massive, big, great, serious, huge, little, slight, main, noticeable, important, major, possible, minor, apparent, significant, primary, odd, intentional, biggest.

Dysfunction Junction: With the possible exception of Venus, everyone has some kind of problem or quirk or flaw or dark secret.

Source: Video Game / Space Colony
One episode showed it was commonplace for robots to periodically upload a copy of their memory which will be uploaded into a new body if they are destroyed, with Bender being the exception because of a design flaw.

Source: Nigh-Invulnerability

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