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Well if done a lot of hard work to try and get people to act rationally, the fact that weve had 15 deviant Muslims, plus 5 or 8 others that got away does not mean that all Muslims are deviant or extremists.
Lee Kuan Yew

Meaning of "deviant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEVIANT

deviant  [ˈdiːvɪənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEVIANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deviant can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEVIANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deviance (sociology)

In sociology, deviance describes actions or behaviors that violate social norms, including formally enacted rules, as well as informal violations of social norms. It is the purview of sociologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and criminologists to study how these norms are created, how they change over time and how they are enforced. Norms are rules and expectations by which members of society are conventionally guided. Deviance is an absence of conformity to these norms. Social norms differ from culture to culture. For example, a deviant act can be committed in one society that breaks a social norm there, but may be normal for another society. Viewing deviance as a violation of social norms, sociologists have characterized it as "any thought, feeling, or action that members of a social group judge to be a violation of their values or rules "or group" conduct, that violates definitions of appropriate and inappropriate conduct shared by the members of a social system.

Definition of deviant in the English dictionary

The definition of deviant in the dictionary is deviating, as from what is considered acceptable behaviour. Other definition of deviant is a person whose behaviour, esp sexual behaviour, deviates from what is considered to be acceptable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEVIANT


alleviant
əˈliːvɪənt
ambient
ˈæmbɪənt
Bryant
ˈbraɪənt
client
ˈklaɪənt
compliant
kəmˈplaɪənt
convenient
kənˈviːnɪənt
gelato
ˈvɛərɪənt
giant
ˈdʒaɪənt
gradient
ˈɡreɪdɪənt
ingredient
ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt
nondeviant
ˌnɒnˈdiːvɪənt
nutrient
ˈnjuːtrɪənt
orient
ˈɔːrɪənt
radiant
ˈreɪdɪənt
recipient
rɪˈsɪpɪənt
reliant
rɪˈlaɪənt
servient
ˈsɜːvɪənt
subservient
səbˈsɜːvɪənt
transient
ˈtrænzɪənt
variant
ˈvɛərɪənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEVIANT

deviance
deviancy
deviate
deviated drilling
deviation
deviationism
deviationist
deviative
deviator
deviatory
device
deviceful
devil
devil of
devil ray
devil worship
devil-may-care
devil´s advocate
devil´s bit
devil´s bit scabious

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEVIANT

affiant
allegiant
brilliant
covariant
criant
defiant
exfoliant
gas giant
humiliant
invariant
luxuriant
mediant
officiant
pliant
red giant
riant
self-reliant
sleeping giant
supergiant
valiant

Synonyms and antonyms of deviant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEVIANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «deviant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of deviant

Translation of «deviant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEVIANT

Find out the translation of deviant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deviant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deviant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 反常的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anómalo
570 millions of speakers

English

deviant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

deviant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنحرف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

девиантное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desviante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপথগামী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déviant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyimpang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abweichend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

逸脱した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 벗어난
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyimpang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாறுபட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विलक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sapkın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deviante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dewiacyjne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

девіантна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deviant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκλίνουσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afwykende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avvikande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avvikende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deviant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVIANT»

The term «deviant» is very widely used and occupies the 7.591 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVIANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deviant

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5 QUOTES WITH «DEVIANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deviant.
1
William S. Burroughs
In the U.S., you have to be a deviant or die of boredom.
2
Niall Ferguson
I'm over-industrious, so I don't feel quite such a deviant in America as I did in England.
3
Robyn Hitchcock
I thin many people's deviant behavior starts with dreams because dreams are so non-linear... as if there's an assumption that everything has to be linear or has to be plotted.
4
Rosie O'Donnell
There are some heterosexuals that have heterosexual behavior that is appalling sexually, that is deviant and bad and not really moral and Christ-like and biblical. But those people are never questioned as to whether or not they're allowed to be a parent.
5
Lee Kuan Yew
Well if done a lot of hard work to try and get people to act rationally, the fact that weve had 15 deviant Muslims, plus 5 or 8 others that got away does not mean that all Muslims are deviant or extremists.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVIANT»

Discover the use of deviant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deviant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Deviant
This is his story—recounted in fascinating and chilling detail by Harold Schechter, one of the most acclaimed true-crime storytellers of our time.
Harold Schechter, 2010
2
Deviant
Danny Lopez is new in town.
Adrian McKinty, 2011
3
Deviant Bodies: Critical Perspectives on Difference in ...
"... the papers in Deviant Bodies reveal an ongoing Western preoccupation with the sources of identity and human character." -- Times Literary Supplement "Highly recommended for cultural studies.
Jennifer Terry, Jacqueline L. Urla, 1995
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Deviant Behavior
A captivating art program, learning design format, and numerous case studies draw students into the text and make them eager to learn more about the fascinating world of microbiology.
John A. Humphrey, Frank Schmalleger, 2011
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The Positive Deviant: Sustainability Leadership in a ...
This is essential reading for those in or aspiring to sustainability-literate leadership, and a must for all those teaching leadership and management.
Sara Parkin, 2010
6
Deviant Peer Influences in Programs for Youth: Problems and ...
In this important volume, leading intervention and prevention experts from psychology, education, criminology, and related fields analyze how, and to what extent, programs that aggregate deviant youth actually promote problem behavior.
Kenneth A. Dodge, Thomas J. Dishion, Jennifer E. Lansford, 2007
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Deviant Modernism: Sexual and Textual Errancy in T.S Eliot, ...
Colleen Lamos's analysis of the operations of gender and sexuality in these texts reveals conflicts, concerning the definition of masculine heterosexuality, which cut across the aesthetics of modernism.
Colleen Lamos, 1998
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Deviant Logic, Fuzzy Logic: Beyond the Formalism
This volume includes, besides the original text of Deviant Logic, five papers on related topics, including two in fuzzy logic, and a supplementary bibliography of selected material published since the appearance of the first edition of the ...
Susan Haack, 1996
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The Routledge Handbook of Deviant Behaviour
This book addresses the full range of scholarly concerns within this area – including theoretical, methodological, and substantive issues – in over seventy original entries, written by an international mix of recognized scholars.
Clifton D. Bryant, 2011
10
Deviant Behavior
The most comprehensive work of its kind, Deviant Behavior expertly presents the numerous sociological dimensions of deviance.
Edward J. Clarke, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVIANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deviant is used in the context of the following news items.
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FBI say 100s of girls prey for sextortionist now in prison - NY Daily …
Little did Reynolds know, she was one of hundreds being manipulated by the deviant, who had more than 80,000 images of underage girls on ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI and the …
Patty sided with her captors, taking part in robberies; and she came to symbolise the deviant zeitgeist of the 1970s. Related: All the rage. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
'Real' vampires reluctant to 'come out of the coffin' to social workers …
D J Williams describes his interests as including "deviant leisure, forensic leisure science, forensic social work and sexual diversity". «The Register, Jul 15»
4
Dion Waiters does weird tongue stuff, gets really creepy at Summer …
In Orlando in July, Dion Waiters licking all around his lips on purpose makes him a lovable scamp and not a deviant. Just imagine what the ... «Yahoo Singapore News, Jul 15»
5
Historically Accurate Disney Princesses Step Right Off the Page …
These opulent art nouveau style drawings were so popular in the Deviant Art community that cosplayers started to steal their style for lavish ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
6
Sarah Sutherland is on a high as she's put at the heart of the White …
He is just wildly deviant and intelligent. Also Brass Eye. But the truth is, I'm glad that I wasn't familiar [with him] because I probably wouldn't ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
New K-pop video features dance number with hilarious …
... Titan in question is called the “kikoshu” in Japanese, which seems to have been most commonly rendered in English as Deviant Type Titan, ... «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
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Measures to block porn sites will be taken: Centre tells SC | The …
"The sexual content that kids are accessing today is far more graphic, violent, brutal, deviant and destructive and has put entire society in ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Arrow Video Announces Limited Edition Hellraiser Trilogy Blu-ray …
... head-to-head with the Cenobites – demonic beings from another realm who are intent on reclaiming the soul of her deviant Uncle Frank. «Dread Central, Jul 15»
10
Police: Kennewick man trades alcohol and money for sex with teens …
... hear this, this obviously effects their moral values. They're like how could something like this, why would an adult do this and be this deviant? «KEPR 19, Jul 15»

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