Associations to the word «Deviant»

Wiktionary

DEVIANT, adjective. Of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
DEVIANT, noun. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
DEVIANT, noun. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

Dictionary definition

DEVIANT, noun. A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.
DEVIANT, adjective. Markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats