The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - exception n.

1) exclusion, omission: With the exception of those who are absent, all members are entitled to a free T-shirt. 2) debarment, blockage, lockout, shut-out: His wife was deeply offended by his exception from membership of the country club. 3) departure, anomaly, irregularity, special case; oddity, freak, rarity, peculiarity, quirk: The exception proves the rule. Why does Viv always have to be an exception? 4 take exception (to) . make or raise (an) objection (to or against) , object (to) , demur (at) , find fault (with) , take offence or umbrage (at) , be offended (at) ; (call into) question, cavil, quibble, challenge, oppose, disagree (with) : She takes exception to everything I suggest. If you propose to ban smoking at the meeting, will some people take exception?