deviant
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See also déviant
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
deviant (comparative more deviant, superlative most deviant)
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- 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.
[edit] Translations
of or pertaining to a deviation
[edit] Noun
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deviant (plural deviants)
- 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.
[edit] Translations
person who deviates
thing that deviates
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[edit] References
- Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
