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- Dictionarydeviant/ˈdiːvɪənt/
adjective
- 1. departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour: "deviant behaviour"
noun
- 1. a deviant person or thing: "killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension"
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Deviant is an adjective that describes something or someone that is not usual or acceptable. It can also be a noun for a person who behaves in a deviant way, especially sexually. See synonyms, pronunciation and translations of deviant.
Deviant is an adjective or noun that means straying or deviating from an accepted norm or standard. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of deviant and deviate from this online dictionary.
Deviant means different from what people normally consider to be acceptable, or a person whose behaviour or beliefs are deviant. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation and usage of deviant with Collins English Dictionary.
Deviant definition: deviating or departing from the norm; characterized by deviation. See examples of DEVIANT used in a sentence.
A deviant is someone whose behavior falls far outside of society's norms; as an adjective, deviant can describe the behavior itself. For example, a fifty-year-old punk rocker has a deviant appearance, compared to his peers. That aging punk deviates, or departs from the norm, of people his age.
Deviant means different from what most people consider to be normal and acceptable. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, see synonyms and word origin, and access the Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Deviant means differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society. Find the origin, usage, and examples of deviant in various contexts, such as sociology, psychology, and law.
