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[ˈdiːvɪənt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour
(e.g: deviant behaviour)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way’, from the verb deviare (see deviate)
[ˈdiːvɪənt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a deviant person or thing
(e.g: killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way’, from the verb deviare (see deviate)
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