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DEVIANCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deviate behavior

Synonyms:

deviance; deviation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("deviance" is a kind of...):

abnormality; irregularity (behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality)

Derivation:

deviant; deviate (markedly different from an accepted norm)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A state or condition markedly different from the norm

Synonyms:

aberrance; aberrancy; aberration; deviance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("deviance" is a kind of...):

abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deviance"):

chromosomal aberration; chromosomal anomaly; chromosonal disorder; chrosomal abnormality (any change in the normal structure or number of chromosomes; often results in physical or mental abnormalities)

deflection; warp (a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting)

Derivation:

deviant; deviate (markedly different from an accepted norm)

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