Dictionary

deviance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdiːvɪəns/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dē viā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin dēviārebor. French dévier Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ance Middle French -ance French -ance French déviancebor. English deviance Borrowed from French déviance.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
   • Socrates was sentenced to death for his deviance.
2. (countable, uncountable) A person or thing that differs from the expected.

Forms

Deriveds

phenodeviance

Relateds

deviation · deviant

Translations (12)

nl buitenbeentje (person or thing that differs from the expected) · ms devians (variation from expected behavior or form) · cs deviace (variation from expected behavior or form) · nl afwijking (variation from expected behavior or form) · id deviasi (variation from expected behavior or form) · fi poikkeavuus (variation from expected behavior or form) · id penyimpangan (variation from expected behavior or form) · sv avvikelse (variation from expected behavior or form) · fr déviance (variation from expected behavior or form) · pl dewiacja (variation from expected behavior or form) · pl oryginał (person or thing that differs from the expected) · hu deviancia (variation from expected behavior or form)