"deviancy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiː.vij(e)nsiː/ [UK] Forms: deviancies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deviancy (countable and uncountable, plural deviancies)
  1. The state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: abnormality, enormity, weirdness, strangeness Translations (the state of being deviant): déviance [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-deviancy-en-noun-87O4Hxql Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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