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deviance in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm
    aberrance  aberrancy  aberration  deviance 
  2. deviate behavior
    deviation  deviance 
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deviance in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal norm/cultural norms such as law and the discouragement from public nose-picking.
  2. (noun) A person or thing that differs from the expected.
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