Lexic.us

Definition of Deviant

1. Adjective. Markedly different from an accepted norm. "Deviant ideas"

2. Noun. A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.

Definition of Deviant

1. a. Deviating.

Definition of Deviant

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

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

3. Noun. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deviant

1. one that deviates from a norm [n -S]

Medical Definition of Deviant

1. 1. Denoting or indicative of deviation. 2. An individual exhibiting deviation, especially sexual. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deviant

deverbalizing deverbally deverbals deverbative deverbatives devest devested devesting devests devexities

devexity deviance deviances deviancies deviancy deviants deviate deviated deviated nasal septum deviated septum

deviates deviating deviation deviation ratio deviation to the left deviation to the right deviational nystagmus deviationism deviationisms

Literary usage of Deviant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Self-Neglect Among the Elderly: Maintaining Continuity of Self by Susanna D. Bozinovski (1998)
"The level of threat this presented was significant Embracing a deviant Identify The basic premise here is that persons who already possess a deviant ..."

2. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"Risk Taking, Rebelliousness, and deviant Behaviors Risk taking, rebelliousness, and deviant behaviors are generally those behaviors that are considered ..."

3. An Indoeuropean Classification: A Lexicostatistical Experiment by Isidore Dyen, Joseph B. Kruskal, Paul Black (1992)
"In Table 3a, the two columns for widths reflect the existence of deviant groups, lists, and percentages. In Section 2.4 certain percentages associated with ..."

4. Rural Substance Abuse: State of Knowledge & Issues edited by Elizabeth B. Robertson (1999)
"Moreover, a review of evidence on antisocial behavior indicated that coercive family processes preceded the development of association with deviant peers ..."

5. The City: Urban Communities and Their Problems by Alan S. Berger (1978)
"In reaction to the Vietnam War, they exhibited behaviors that many older people considered both deviant and criminal. This framework allows us to define ..."

6. Alcohol Use Among U. S. Ethnic Minorities edited by Danielle Spiegler (1993)
"A peer cluster with a high level of deviant behavior is, indeed, likely to provide weak sanctions against alcohol use, but another peer cluster can have ..."

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