Associations to the word «Deviance»

Wiktionary

DEVIANCE, noun. (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs
DEVIANCE, noun. A person or thing that differs from the expected.

Dictionary definition

DEVIANCE, noun. A state or condition markedly different from the norm.
DEVIANCE, noun. Deviate behavior.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky