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   De·vi·ant

   /ˈdēvēənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behavior: "deviant behavior"
   • ▪ homosexual (typically used of a man).

   noun

   • 1. a deviant person or thing: "killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin deviant- ‘turning out of the way’, from the verb deviare (see deviate).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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