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

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin