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deviant

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?

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paraphillia

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Noun

paraphillia

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