Deviant

noun

/ˈdiː.vi.ənt/

Word Frequency: 3.0

Definitions

1.nounA person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

"He was branded as a deviant and ostracized."

2.nounA thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

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

3.adjectiveCharacterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

"At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear."

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