deviant

de·vi·ant

D0179000 (dē′vē-ənt)adj. Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society.n. One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards.

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[Middle English deviaunt, from Late Latin dēviāns, dēviant-, present participle of dēviāre, to deviate; see deviate.]

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de′vi·ance, de′vi·an·cy n.

deviant

(ˈdiːvɪənt) adj (Sociology) deviating, as from what is considered acceptable behaviourn (Sociology) a person whose behaviour, esp sexual behaviour, deviates from what is considered to be acceptable

de•vi•ant

(ˈdi vi ənt)

adj. 1. deviating or departing from the norm; characterized by deviation. n. 2. a person or thing that deviates or departs markedly from the accepted norm. [1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deviant - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behaviordegenerate, deviate, pervertfetishist - one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)masochist - someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishmentnympho, nymphomaniac - a woman with abnormal sexual desireschild molester, paederast, pederast - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partnerpaedophile, pedophile - an adult who is sexually attracted to childrenmiscreant, reprobate - a person without moral scruplessadist - someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or otherssadomasochist - someone who enjoys both sadism and masochismlech, lecher, letch, satyr - man with strong sexual desiresbugger, sodomist, sodomite, sod - someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
Adj.	1.	deviant - markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"aberrant, deviateabnormal, unnatural - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"

deviant

adjective1. perverted, sick (informal), twisted, bent (slang), abnormal, queer (informal, derogatory), warped, perverse, wayward, kinky (slang), devious, deviate, freaky (slang), aberrant, pervy (slang), sicko (informal) social reactions to deviant and criminal behaviour
perverted straight, normal, conventional, orthodox, straightforwardnoun1. pervert, freak, queer (informal, derogatory), misfit, sicko (informal), odd type a dangerous deviant who lived rough

deviant

adjectiveDeparting from the normal:aberrant, abnormal, anomalistic, anomalous, atypic, atypical, divergent, irregular, preternatural, unnatural.nounOne whose sexual behavior differs from the accepted norm:deviate, pervert.

Translations

девиантный