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   deviant

   /ˈdiːvɪənt/

   adjective

   • 1. departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour: "deviant behaviour"
   • ▪ homosexual (typically used of a man).

   noun

   • 1. a deviant person or thing: "killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way’, from the verb deviare (see deviate).

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   The meaning of DEVIANT is straying or deviating especially from an accepted norm. How to use deviant in a sentence. Deviant & Deviate

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   noun [ C ] disapproving uk / ˈdiː.vi.ənt / us / ˈdiː.vi.ənt / someone whose behaviour, especially sexual behaviour, is deviant: a sexual deviant. Synonyms. degenerate formal disapproving. pervert disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   A deviant is someone whose behaviour or beliefs are different from what people normally consider to be acceptable.

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   A deviant is someone whose behavior falls far outside of society's norms; as an adjective, deviant can describe the behavior itself. For example, a fifty-year-old punk rocker has a deviant appearance, compared to his peers. That aging punk deviates, or departs from the norm, of people his age.

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   DEVIANT meaning: 1. used to describe a person or behaviour that is not usual and is generally considered to be…. Learn more.

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   de·vi·ant. (dē′vē-ənt) adj. Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society. n. One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective deviant, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Deviant definition: deviating or departing from the norm; characterized by deviation. See examples of DEVIANT used in a sentence.

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    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun deviant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    Britannica Dictionary definition of DEVIANT. [more deviant; most deviant] : different from what is considered to be normal or morally correct. a deviant lifestyle. a study of deviant behavior among criminals.