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de·vi·ant
 deviant
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- pronunciation:
- di
vi
ihnt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
different from the average or accepted norm.
- antonyms:
- normal
- similar words:
- abnormal, anomalous, irregular, perverted, unnatural, variant
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| related words: |
antisocial, different, erratic, lawless, odd, perverse, wild |
adverb + (adj.)deviant
clinically, conversely, effectively, largely, more, sexually, significantly, socially
(adj.)deviant
+ adverb
statistically
(adj.)deviant
+ noun
achievement,
act,
activity,
affiliation,
arousal,
behaviour,
belief,
category,
clique,
conduct,
crime,
evil,
fantasy,
impulse,
label,
lifestyle,
norm,
orientation,
outcome,
outsider,
participant,
pattern,
peer,
personality,
practice,
psychology,
rapist,
scale,
sex,
sexuality,
strategy,
subculture,
subsistence,
substance,
tendency,
text,
thought,
type
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person or thing that differs in behavior, appearance, or beliefs from that which is considered standard within a particular society.
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| related words: |
irregular, pervert |
adjective + (n.)deviant
convicted, moral, pathological, sexual, social
verb + (n.)deviant
belong, educate, fail, must, view
noun + (n.)deviant
advantage, behavior, criminal, culture, drug, person, pervert, scapegoat, society, user, witch
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| derivation: |
deviance (n.) |
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