Associations to the word «Deviate»
Noun
- Bounce
- Impairment
- Breadth
- Parameter
- Spacer
- Lenin
- Obstruction
- Timetable
- Orthodoxy
- Compass
- Original
- Adherence
- Swap
- Nash
- Mal
- Asthma
- Sanction
- Tendency
- Batsman
- Rand
- Reluctance
- Adversary
- Guideline
- Bowler
- Drilling
- Storyline
- Ordinance
- Unity
- Stalin
- Verb
- Logging
- Fell
- Spin
- Ideal
- Islam
- Sphere
- Bend
- Criterion
- Plot
- Judaism
- Doctrine
- Approximation
- Compromise
- Wavelength
- Virtue
- Usage
- Error
- Predecessor
- Cavity
- Utterance
- Conduct
- Registration
- Orthodox
- Ideology
- Protocol
- Cent
- Defiance
- Canon
- Frequency
- Rejection
- Fantasy
Adjective
Wiktionary
DEVIATE, noun. (sociology) A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
DEVIATE, noun. (statistics) A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.
DEVIATE, verb. (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
DEVIATE, verb. (intransitive) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
Dictionary definition
DEVIATE, noun. A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.
DEVIATE, verb. Turn aside; turn away from.
DEVIATE, verb. Be at variance with; be out of line with.
DEVIATE, verb. Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding".
DEVIATE, adjective. Markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas".
Wise words
Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your
words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they
become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your
character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.