Deviant Definition

dēvē-ənt
deviants
adjective
Deviating, esp. from what is considered normal in a group or for a society.
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noun
deviants
A person whose behavior is deviant.
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A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant.
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deviant
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deviants

Origin of Deviant

  • Middle English deviaunt from Late Latin dēviāns dēviant- present participle of dēviāre to deviate deviate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Deviant Sentence Examples

  • She backed away from his door, wondering how that deviant thought emerged.

  • What some individuals considered deviant, others did not.

  • A single, dominant male seeks a deviant, decadent sexually submissive female for discreet meets.

  • With the team building activities they do, they will learn to trust people they don't know well and understand that they don't need to be deviant to gain acceptance by others.

  • There are different reasons for this, including the need to keep company with people who can supply this drug as well as a subconscious psychological need to somehow make the deviant behavior acceptable by peers.

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Words Starting With

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