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deviance
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French déviance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?di?v??ns/
Noun
deviance (countable and uncountable, plural deviances)
- (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
- A person or thing that differs from the expected. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Related terms
- deviant
- deviation
Translations
Anagrams
- cevadine
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dysfunction
English
Etymology
dys- +? function
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?f??k.??n/
Noun
dysfunction (countable and uncountable, plural dysfunctions)
- A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
Antonyms
- eufunction
- function
Derived terms
- dysfunctional
- dysfunctionally
Translations
Verb
dysfunction (third-person singular simple present dysfunctions, present participle dysfunctioning, simple past and past participle dysfunctioned)
- (nonstandard, intransitive, chiefly biology) To fail to function correctly; to malfunction.
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