Associations to the word «Deviance»

Wiktionary

DEVIANCE, noun. (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs
DEVIANCE, noun. A person or thing that differs from the expected.

Dictionary definition

DEVIANCE, noun. A state or condition markedly different from the norm.
DEVIANCE, noun. Deviate behavior.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne