[ˈdiːvɪənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour
(e.g: deviant behaviour)


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Origin:
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)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way’, from the verb deviare (see deviate)