"deviant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-deviant.wav [UK] Forms: more deviant [comparative], most deviant [superlative]
Etymology: From French déviant. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|déviant}} French déviant Head templates: {{en-adj}} deviant (comparative more deviant, superlative most deviant)
  1. Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard. Translations (of or pertaining to a deviation): отклоняващ се (otklonjavašt se) (Bulgarian), deviantní (Czech), úchylný [masculine] (Czech), afwijkend (Dutch), poikkeava (Finnish), déviant [masculine] (French), abweichend (German), abnormal (German), pervers (German), anders (German), deviáns (Hungarian), anormale [masculine] (Italian), deviante [masculine] (Italian), šikšíl (Lakota), девија́нтен (devijánten) (Macedonian), на́стран (nástran) (Macedonian), deviant (Romanian), deviator [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), девиа́нтный (deviántnyj) (Russian), anormal (Spanish), avvikande (Swedish), девіа́нтний (deviántnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-deviant-en-adj-MmrxYfQ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 38 8 10

Noun

IPA: /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-deviant.wav [UK] Forms: deviants [plural]
Etymology: From French déviant. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|déviant}} French déviant Head templates: {{en-noun}} deviant (plural deviants)
  1. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (person who deviates): heteroclite Translations (person who deviates): deviant [masculine] (Czech), afviger [common-gender] (Danish), afwijkeling [masculine] (Dutch), afvallige (Dutch), poikkeava (Finnish), déviant [masculine] (French), Abweichler [masculine] (German), Abnormaler [masculine] (German), Perverser [masculine] (German), Querulant [masculine] (German), Andersdenker [masculine] (German), pervertito (Italian), anormale [masculine] (Italian), anormal (Spanish), desconforme (Spanish), desviado (Spanish), avvikare [common-gender] (Swedish), збо́ченець (zbóčenecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), збо́ченка (zbóčenka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-deviant-en-noun-jYxjWJpd Disambiguation of People: 0 83 6 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 38 8 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 55 7 10 Disambiguation of 'person who deviates': 88 9 4 Disambiguation of 'person who deviates': 88 9 4
  2. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern. Synonyms (thing that deviates): abnormality Translations (thing that deviates): отклонение (otklonenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), afwijkeling [masculine] (Dutch), poikkeus (Finnish), Perversität [feminine] (German), inusuale [masculine] (Italian), anormale [masculine] (Italian), insolito [masculine] (Italian), atipico [masculine] (Italian), отстапу́вање (otstapúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-deviant-en-noun-4rqkUptC Disambiguation of 'thing that deviates': 36 61 3 Disambiguation of 'thing that deviates': 35 62 3
  3. (Internet) A member of the online art community DeviantArt. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-deviant-en-noun-RXHMP57j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nonconformist, maverick, irregularity, outlier, anomaly

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