deviant

See also déviant

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/, SAMPA: /"di:.vi.@nt/

Adjective

deviant (comparative more deviant, superlative most deviant)

1. Of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

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

Translations

of or pertaining to a deviation

Bulgarian: отклоняващ се (bg) Czech: deviantní (cs), úchylný (cs) m. Dutch: afwijkend (nl) Finnish: poikkeava (fi)

French: déviant (fr) m. Romanian: deviant (ro), deviator (ro) m. and n.

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

person who deviates

Czech: deviant (cs) m. Dutch: afwijkeling (nl) m. Finnish: poikkeava (fi)

French: déviant (fr) m.

thing that deviates

Bulgarian: отклонение (bg) n. Dutch: afwijkeling (nl) m.

Finnish: poikkeus (fi)

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Romanian: deviat

See also

Words that resemble deviant closely, but have unrelated meanings, include defiant.

References

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

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Latin

Verb

dēviant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dēviō