noun (n)

• an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

  sebuah kecondongan atau diharapkan; digunakan dalam jamak dalam frasa` kiri anda sendiri devices'

  Example:
  Eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force.
  The children were left to their own devices.
  

  source: wordnet30