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deviant

Pronunciation: /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/

The English word “deviant” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

noun

  1. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
  2. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
  3. A member of the online art community DeviantArt.

Etymology

From Middle English devyaunt (“deviating, different”), from Late Latin dēviāns, present participle of dēviō (“to stray, deviate or detour”). The noun is from the adjective, possibly attested in Middle English with the meaning “one who goes astray”. * (DeviantArt member): So called because the website was originally for people who modified (deviated) computer applications.

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