de rigueur
adjectiveRequired by fashion, convention, or accepted practice.
Required by fashion, convention, or accepted practice
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nounAn amount by which something falls short of what is needed or expected.
deviant
adjectiveDeparting from an accepted or expected standard, sometimes with a disapproving implication.
deviation
nounA departure from an expected course, standard, or pattern.
Departure from a standard
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discrepancy
nounA difference or inconsistency between things that should agree.
Difference where agreement is expected
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