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deviant

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deviant
1. adj. Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear.
2. n. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.
3. n. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant.

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