deviant

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/

Adjective

deviant

1. Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

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

Translations

• French: déviant
• German: abweichend, abnormal, pervers
• Italian: anormale, deviante

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.

Synonyms

• (person who deviates) heteroclite, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick
• (thing that deviates) abnormality, irregularity, outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly

Translations

• French: déviant
• German: Abweichler, Abnormaler, Perverser
• Italian: pervertito, anormale

Translations

• German: Perversität
• Italian: inusuale, anormale, insolito, atipico

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