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English dictionary: words starting with devia

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Deviance

ˈdiː.vi.əns

Meanings of Deviance:

noun

The fact or state of diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.

Usage examples:

A study of crime and deviance

Meanings of Deviancy:

noun

The quality of not being usual, and of being generally considered to be unacceptable

Usage examples:

Addicts often turn to crime or social deviancy to feed their habits., sexual deviancy he refused to…

Meanings of Deviant:

adjective

Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.

Usage examples:

Deviant behaviour
noun

A deviant person or thing.

Usage examples:

Killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension

Meanings of Deviants:

noun

A deviant person or thing.

Usage examples:

Killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension
adjective

Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.

Usage examples:

Deviant behaviour

Meanings of Deviate:

verb

Depart from an established course.

Usage examples:

You must not deviate from the agreed route
adjective

Another term for deviant (noun).

Usage examples:

The whole affair offers revealing insights into attitudes towards 'sexual deviates'

Meanings of Deviated:

verb

Depart from an established course.

Usage examples:

You must not deviate from the agreed route
adjective

Departing from usual or accepted standards; deviant.

Usage examples:

Their deviate behaviour

Meanings of Deviates:

verb

Depart from an established course.

Usage examples:

You must not deviate from the agreed route
noun

Another term for deviant (noun).

Usage examples:

The whole affair offers revealing insights into attitudes towards 'sexual deviates'
adjective

Departing from usual or accepted standards; deviant.

Usage examples:

Their deviate behaviour

Meanings of Deviating:

verb

Depart from an established course.

Usage examples:

You must not deviate from the agreed route
adjective

Departing from usual or accepted standards; deviant.

Usage examples:

Their deviate behaviour

Meanings of Deviation:

noun

The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.

Usage examples:

Deviation from a norm

Meanings of Deviations:

noun

The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.

Usage examples:

Deviation from a norm

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