Definition Dictionary

Someone who abandons a group, cause, or accepted allegiance.

To reject a claim, idea, or association as invalid or unacceptable.

Accepting an unwelcome situation without further resistance.

To redirect an impulse into a socially acceptable or constructive activity.

Inclined to accept another person's authority or wishes without resistance.

Below the required or generally accepted level of quality.

To undermine or overturn an established system, authority, or accepted principle.

An assumption or proposal accepted provisionally without proof.

Departing from customary practices or accepted expectations.

Awkward, coarse, or lacking socially accepted manners.

Unable to be supported by an adequate reason or acceptable explanation.

Departing from usual or traditionally accepted methods or beliefs.

Departure from established beliefs, practices, or accepted conventions.