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. (Internet) 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

anormale

abnorm

deviato

aberrazione

pervertito

afwijkend

abnormaal

anomalo

anòmal

unnormal

ungewöhnlich

aberrant

anomal

Abweichung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdiː.vi.ənt/

Etymology

From Middle English devyaunt (“deviating, different”), from Late Latin dēviāns, present participle of dēviō (“to stray, deviate or detour”). The noun is from the adjective, possibly attested in Middle English with the meaning “one who goes astray”.
* (DeviantArt member): So called because the website was originally for people who modified (deviated) computer applications.