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Deviance

//ˈdiːvɪəns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs. countable, uncountable

    "Socrates was sentenced to death for his deviance."

  2. 2
    deviate behavior wordnet
  3. 3
    A person or thing that differs from the expected. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French déviance.

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