Associations to the word «Deviate»

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.

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".