deviancy

de·vi·ant

 (dē′vē-ənt)

adj.

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

n.

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

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[Middle English deviaunt, from Late Latin dēviāns, dēviant-, present participle of dēviāre, to deviate; see deviate.]

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de′vi·ance, de′vi·an·cy n.

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Thesaurus

deviancy

noun

The condition of being abnormal:

aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, anomaly, deviance, deviation, irregularity, preternaturalness, unnaturalness.

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Translations

deviancy

n → abweichendes Verhalten, Devianz f

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