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Deviant

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WordDefinition
aberrantnounDiffering from the norm.
degenerateverb(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
pervertverbA person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
deviateverb(intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
abnormalnounNot conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.

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WordDefinition
deviateverb(intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
abnormalnounNot conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
aberrantnounDiffering from the norm.
pervertverbA person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
degenerateverb(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
anomalousDeviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
unusualnounNot usual, out of the ordinary.
atypicalnounNot conforming to the normal type.
pervnoun(slang) A pervert.
dissentingShowing a strongly different opinion, belief, or viewpoint.
dissentnoun(intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).
misleadverbTo deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
deviousCunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
problemnounA difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
deviationnounA departure from the correct way of acting.
inappropriateNot appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
divergentGrowing further apart; diverging.
perversenounMorally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted.
errantnounStraying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.
biasnoun(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

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