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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deviant \De"vi*ant\, adjective
1. Deviating. [Obs.]
2. having behavior or characteristics differing from that which is normal or expected, especially in an undesirable or socially disapproved manner; as, deviant behavior.
Syn: deviate. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deviant
adjective: markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrent behavior"; "deviant ideas" [syn: {aberrant}]
noun: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior [syn: {pervert}, {deviate}, {degenerate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "deviant": aberrant, abnormal, bent, bizarre, curious, deviate, deviating, different, divergent, eccentric, freaky, homosexual, idiosyncratic, kinky, odd, offbeat, peculiar, queer, quirky, singular, strange, uncommon, unusual, weird
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