deviant
A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behaviorA person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
» His deviant behavior made others uncomfortable.
Meaning
3 sensesA person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.
Abweichler, Abnormaler, Perverser
збо́ченецьzbóčenecʹ, збо́ченкаzbóčenka
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant.
Perversität
(Internet)A member of the online art community DeviantArt.
Examples
6 sentencesHis deviant behavior made others uncomfortable.
The study focused on deviant patterns among teenagers.
They labeled him deviant simply because he thought differently.
In such a strict community, even minor rebellion was seen as deviant.
Sami had deviant thoughts.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English devyaunt (“deviating, different”), from Late Latin dēviāns, present paFrom Middle English devyaunt (“deviating, different”), from Late Latin dēviāns, present participle of dēviō (“to stray, deviate or detour”). The noun is from the adjective, possibly attested in Middle English with the meaning “one who goes astray”.
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Forms
plural: deviantsSynonyms
10 synonyms- a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior:pervertdeviatedegeneratepervperve