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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn