Noun

• S: (n) deflection, warp (a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance (a state or condition markedly different from the norm)
• S: (n) abnormality, abnormalcy (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
• S: (n) physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
• S: (n) condition, status (a state at a particular time) "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
• S: (n) state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes) "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
• S: (n) attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) deflection, deflexion, refraction (the amount by which a propagating wave is bent)
• S: (n) deflection, deflexion (the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position)
• S: (n) deflection, deflexion, bending (the property of being bent or deflected)
• S: (n) diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation (a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)) "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"