deviant

Meaning

Adj

Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

Noun

1. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
2. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
3. A member of the online art community DeviantArt.

Synonyms

deviate

aberrant

abnormal

anomalous

pervert

degenerate

atypical

devious

different

differing

digressive

discrepant

distinctive

divergent

eccentric

exceptional

foolish

freak

freakish

insane

irregular

lunatic

mad

meaningless

nonsensical

peculiar

senseless

silly

unnatural

unusual

variant

wacky

weirdo

wild

nuts

aberration

absurd

anomalistic

anomaly

barmy

crazy

Translations

déviant

abnorm

afwijkend

abnormaal

Abweichung

anomal

aberrant

ungewöhnlich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdiː.vi.ənt/

Etymology

From French déviant.