■ adjective diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.
■ noun a ~ person or thing.
Derivatives
deviance noun
deviancy noun
Origin
ME: from late L. ~- , deviare (see deviate ).
■ adjective diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.
■ noun a ~ person or thing.
Derivatives
deviance noun
deviancy noun
Origin
ME: from late L. ~- , deviare (see deviate ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004