deviant

See also: déviant

English

Etymology

From French déviant

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/

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.
    He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.
  2. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
    As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant.

Translations

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See also

Not to be confused with defiant.

References

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

Latin

Verb

dēviant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of dēviō
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