deviance

 

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Borrowed from French déviance.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːvɪəns/

deviance (countable and uncountable, plural deviances)

1. (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
2. A person or thing that differs from the expected. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

• deviant
• deviation

• cevadine