deviant
adjective/ˈdiːviənt/
/ˈdiːviənt/
- different from what most people consider to be normal and acceptable
- deviant behaviour/sexuality
Extra Examples- Such practices were regarded as sexually deviant.
- In the case of sex crimes newspapers typically focus on the criminal and deviant character of the accused.
- Self-assertive behaviour in women was labelled as dangerous, anti-social and deviant.
- Not all deviant behaviour is criminal.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDeviant is used with these nouns:- behaviour
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way’, from the verb deviare, from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’.Definitions on the go
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