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The definition of a deviant is a person whose behavior is different from those in "normal" society and culture.

(noun)

An example of a deviant is someone with multiple and simultaneous relationships.

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adjective

deviating, esp. from what is considered normal in a group or for a society

Origin: < LL devians, prp. of deviare: see deviate

noun

a person whose behavior is deviant

Related Forms:

deviance noun or deviancy

See deviant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society.

noun

One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English deviaunt

Origin: , from Late Latin dēviāns, dēviant-

Origin: , present participle of dēviāre, to deviate; see deviate

Related Forms:

deˈvi·ance, deˈvi·an·cy noun

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