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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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noun [ C ] disapproving uk / ˈdiː.vi.ənt / us / ˈdiː.vi.ənt / someone whose behaviour, especially sexual behaviour, is deviant: a sexual deviant. Synonyms. degenerate formal disapproving. pervert disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of DEVIANT is straying or deviating especially from an accepted norm. How to use deviant in a sentence. Deviant & Deviate
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.
Deviant definition: deviating or departing from the norm; characterized by deviation. See examples of DEVIANT used in a sentence.
A deviant is someone whose behaviour or beliefs are different from what people normally consider to be acceptable. Synonyms: misfit, odd type, pervert, freak More Synonyms of deviant. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation. American English pronunciation. You may also like.
Define deviant. deviant synonyms, deviant pronunciation, deviant translation, English dictionary definition of deviant. adj. Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society. n. One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes...
Definition of deviant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
