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deviant
What does deviant mean?
deviant (adjective): markedly different from an accepted norm.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce deviant?
/ˈdiviənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does deviant come from?
From Middle English devyaunt (“deviating, different”), from Late Latin dēviāns, present participle of dēviō (“to stray, deviate or detour”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to deviant
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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grand, elegant or splendid in appearance
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offensive or even (of persons) malicious
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soft and mild rather than hard or severe
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markedly different from an accepted norm
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