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View synonyms for deviance

deviance

[ dee-vee-uhns ]

noun

  1. deviant quality or state.
  2. deviant behavior.

deviance

/ ˈdiːvɪəns /

noun

  1. Also calleddeviancy the act or state of being deviant
  2. statistics a measure of the degree of fit of a statistical model compared to that of a more complete model

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deviance1

First recorded in 1940–45; devi(ant) + -ance

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Example Sentences

They were found guilty of practicing habitual debauchery and inciting others to sexual deviance because of the footage.

This is a novel about sexual deviance, relentlessness, and desire.

But his sexual deviance, sporadic drug addiction, and overreliance on hand-to-hand combat may not hold up to scrutiny.

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