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Deviates

A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.

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noun
  1. 1

    A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.

  2. 2

    A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.

verb
  1. 1

    To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.

  2. 2

    To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.

    "His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm."

  3. 3

    To cause to diverge.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deviates"

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deviantnounA person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
pervertverb(transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
degenerateverb(intransitive) To lose good or desirable qualities.
divertverb(transitive) To turn aside from a course.
deflectverb(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
divergeverb(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
departverb(intransitive) To leave.
varyverb(intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
deflectsverb(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
departsverb(intransitive) To leave.
derogatesverb(transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
differsverb(intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
divergesverb(intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
infringesverb(transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
violatesverb(transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
deviationsnounA departure from the correct way of acting.
deviationnounA departure from the correct way of acting.
deviancenoun(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
deviationistnounOne who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism.
deviantsnounA person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

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