deviance

See also: déviance

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deviance

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Etymology

Borrowed from French déviance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːvɪəns/

Noun

deviance (countable and uncountable, plural deviances)

1. (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.

   Socrates was sentenced to death for his deviance.

2. A person or thing that differs from the expected. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• phenodeviance

Related terms

• deviant
• deviation

Translations

variation from expected behavior or form

Czech: deviace f Dutch: afwijking (nl) Finnish: poikkeavuus (fi) French: déviance (fr) f Hungarian: deviancia (hu) Indonesian: penyimpangan (id), deviasi (id) Malay: devians Polish: dewiacja (pl) f Swedish: avvikelse (sv) c

person or thing that differs from the expected

Dutch: buitenbeentje (nl) Polish: oryginał (pl) m

Anagrams

• cevadine