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deviant

UK
/ˈdiːviənt/
US
/ˈdiːviənt/

Translations

deviantnoun
deviants
pl
UK
/ˈdiː.vi.ənt/
US
/ˈdi.vi.ənt/
déviantPersonne dont le comportement s’écarte des normes sociales admises.
The community viewed him as a deviant because of his unconventional lifestyle.
La communauté le considérait comme un déviant en raison de son mode de vie non conventionnel.
Synonyms
misfit
eccentric
maverick
rebel
nonconformist
outlier
anomaly
deviantadjective
more deviant
Comp.
most deviant
Super.
UK
/ˈdiːviənt/
US
/ˈdiːviənt/
déviantSe dit d’un comportement, d’une conduite ou d’un individu qui s’écarte de la norme.
His deviant behavior often got him into trouble at school.
Son comportement déviant lui attirait souvent des ennuis à l’école.
Additional translations
aberrantEmploi fréquent en statistique pour un résultat ou une observation qui s’écarte nettement de la valeur attendue.
Synonyms
divergent
nonconformist
deviating
irregular
anomalous
unconventional
aberrant
Antonyms
typical
normal
conformist

Definitions

deviantnoun
A person whose behavior or actions deviate from accepted norms or standards, especially in a social or sexual context.
The community viewed him as a deviant because of his unconventional lifestyle.
deviantadjective
Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of society.
His deviant behavior often got him into trouble at school.
In statistics, differing markedly from an expected or average value; anomalous.
After removing deviant observations, the analysts recalculated the mean.
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