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Deviates
A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
📖 Definitions of "Deviates"
noun
- 1
A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
- 2
A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.
verb
- 1
To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- 2
To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
"His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm."
- 3
To cause to diverge.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deviates"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deviantnoun | A 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). |
| deviationsnoun | A departure from the correct way of acting. |
| deviationnoun | A departure from the correct way of acting. |
| deviancenoun | (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs. |
| deviationistnoun | One who deviates from accepted beliefs or policies, especially from a prescribed form of Communism. |
| deviantsnoun | A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior. |
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