deviant
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/ˈdiː.vi.ənt/
English
Definitions
noun
- A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.“He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.”
- A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.“As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant.”
adjective
- Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.“At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear.”
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Synonyms
heteroclitenonconformistabnormalityirregularityoutlierdeviateabnormalaberrantpervertdegenerateanomalousunusualatypicalpervdissentingdissentmisleaddevious