Deviant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

markedly different from an accepted norm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈuːɪdˌɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːviənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːviənt/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈuːɪdˌɛs/.

Examples

aberrant behavior
deviant ideas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pervert aberrant degenerate deviate

Parts of Speech

noun	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
adjective	markedly different from an accepted norm “aberrant behavior”

Word Forms

pervert	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
deviant	adjective	markedly different from an accepted norm
deviate	verb	be at variance with; be out of line with
degenerate	adjective	unrestrained by convention or morality
aberrant	noun	one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
aberrancy	noun	a state or condition markedly different from the norm
aberrance	noun	a state or condition markedly different from the norm
deviant	noun	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
deviance	noun	a state or condition markedly different from the norm

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abweichend

eine Person, deren Verhalten von dem abweicht, was insbesondere im sexuellen Verhalten akzeptabel ist

🇫🇷French

déviant

une personne dont le comportement s'écarte de ce qui est acceptable, notamment en matière de comportement sexuel

🇪🇸Spanish

desviado

una persona cuyo comportamiento se desvía de lo que es aceptable, especialmente en el comportamiento sexual

🇮🇹Italian

deviante

una persona il cui comportamento si discosta da ciò che è accettabile soprattutto nel comportamento sessuale

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijkend

een persoon wiens gedrag afwijkt van wat acceptabel is, vooral op seksueel gebied

🇵🇹Portuguese

desviante

uma pessoa cujo comportamento se desvia do que é aceitável, especialmente no comportamento sexual

🇷🇺Russian

девиантный

человек, поведение которого отклоняется от приемлемого, особенно в сексуальном поведении

India

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্যুত

একজন ব্যক্তি যার আচরণ বিশেষত যৌন আচরণে গ্রহণযোগ্য যা থেকে বিচ্যুত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மாறுபட்ட

குறிப்பாக பாலியல் நடத்தையில் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளக்கூடிய நடத்தையிலிருந்து விலகிய ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వక్రమార్గము

ముఖ్యంగా లైంగిక ప్రవర్తనలో ఆమోదయోగ్యమైన దాని నుండి ప్రవర్తన తప్పుకున్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

विचलित

एक व्यक्ती ज्याचे वर्तन विशेषतः लैंगिक वर्तनात स्वीकार्य असलेल्या गोष्टींपासून विचलित होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચલિત

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેની વર્તણૂક ખાસ કરીને જાતીય વર્તણૂકમાં જે સ્વીકાર્ય છે તેનાથી વિચલિત થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಕ್ರವಾದ

ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರಾರ್ಹವಾದ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ವಿಚಲನಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിചലിക്കുന്ന

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ലൈംഗിക പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൽ സ്വീകാര്യമായതിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യതിചലിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

منحرف

ایک ایسا شخص جس کا سلوک قابل قبول چیز سے ہٹ جاتا ہے خاص طور پر جنسی سلوک میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

异常

行为偏离可接受范围的人，尤其是在性行为方面

🇯🇵Japanese

逸脱した

特に性的行動において許容されるものから逸脱した行動をとる人

🇰🇷Korean

일탈적인

특히 성적 행동에서 용인되는 행동에서 벗어난 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lệch lạc

một người có hành vi đi chệch khỏi những gì có thể chấp nhận được, đặc biệt là trong hành vi tình dục

🇹🇭Thai

เบี่ยงเบน

บุคคลที่พฤติกรรมเบี่ยงเบนไปจากสิ่งที่ยอมรับได้โดยเฉพาะพฤติกรรมทางเพศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyimpang

seseorang yang perilakunya menyimpang dari apa yang dapat diterima terutama dalam perilaku seksual

🇵🇭Filipino

lihis

isang tao na ang pag-uugali ay lumihis sa kung ano ang katanggap-tanggap lalo na sa sekswal na pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

menyimpang

seseorang yang tingkah lakunya menyimpang daripada apa yang boleh diterima terutamanya dalam tingkah laku seksual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منحرف

الشخص الذي ينحرف سلوكه عن المقبول خاصة في السلوك الجنسي

🇮🇷Persian

منحرف

فردی که رفتارش از آنچه قابل قبول است به خصوص در رفتار جنسی منحرف می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sapkın

Davranışı özellikle cinsel davranışta kabul edilebilir olandan sapan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוֹטֶה

אדם שהתנהגותו חורגת מהמקובל במיוחד בהתנהגות מינית

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