English

Adjective
en-adj

1. Of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

#:At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear.

Translations
trans-top|of or pertaining to a deviation
Finnish: poikkeava
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Romanian: deviant
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Noun
en-noun

1. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

#:He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.

1. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

#:As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant.

Translations
trans-top|person who deviates
Finnish: poikkeava
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trans-top|thing that deviates
Finnish: poikkeus
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ttbc|Romanian: deviat
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References
Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

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