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deviant

🇬🇧 UK/'di:viәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A person whose behavior differs markedly from accepted social norms.

行为异常者,越轨者

adj.

Markedly different from accepted social or moral norms.

异常的,偏离常规的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
viway, road, path
+
antperforming, being in a state
=deviant

Common Collocations

  • 1.deviant behavior异常行为
  • 2.deviant person异常的人
  • 3.extremely deviant极度异常

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The sociologist studied deviant behavior in urban populations.

  • 2.

    His deviant ideas were rejected by the conservative establishment.

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