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- [dee-vee-uh ns]
- /ˈdi vi əns/
- /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/
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- [dee-vee-uh ns]
- /ˈdi vi əns/
Definitions of deviance word
- noun deviance the act or state of being deviant 3
- noun deviance a measure of the degree of fit of a statistical model compared to that of a more complete model 3
- noun deviance deviant quality or state. 1
- noun deviance deviant behavior. 1
- noun deviance The fact or state of departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behavior. 1
- noun deviance difference from norm 1
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Origin of deviance
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; devi(ant) + -ance
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Parts of speech for Deviance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deviance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
deviance usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deviance
noun deviance
- deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
- unnaturalness — contrary to the laws or course of nature.
- aberration — An aberration is an incident or way of behaving that is not typical.
- aberrance — departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
- divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
Antonyms for deviance
noun deviance
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- conformity — If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to.
- normality — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
Top questions with deviance
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