English

Adjective

deviant ‎(comparative more deviant, superlative most deviant)

1. Of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

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

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Noun

deviant ‎(plural deviants)

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

   He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.

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

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

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See also

Words that resemble deviant closely, but have unrelated meanings, include defiant.

References

• Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

Latin

Verb

dēviant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dēviō