different between deviant vs digressive

English

Etymology

From French déviant

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?di?.vi.?nt/

Adjective

deviant (comparative more deviant, superlative most deviant)

1. Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

   At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear.

Translations

Noun

deviant (plural deviants)

1. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

2. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

Synonyms

• (person who deviates): heteroclite, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick
• (thing that deviates): abnormality, irregularity, outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly

Translations

See also

Not to be confused with defiant.

References

• Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

Anagrams

• nivated

German

Etymology

From Latin devians.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [de?vi?ant]
• Hyphenation: de?vi?ant

Adjective

deviant (comparative devianter, superlative am deviantesten)

1. (sociology, psychology) deviant

Declension

Further reading

• “deviant” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

d?viant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of d?vi?

English

Etymology

digress +? -ive

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /da?????s?v/
• Rhymes: -?s?v

Adjective

digressive (comparative more digressive, superlative most digressive)

1. Marked by digression; rambling

Derived terms

• digressiveness

Related terms

• digress
• digression

Translations

French

Adjective

digressive

1. feminine singular of digressif

Italian

Adjective

digressive

1. feminine plural of digressivo

Anagrams

• degressivi, divergessi