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deviances

deviances is the plural of deviance.

Meaning of deviance

Noun

deviance (countable and uncountable, plural deviances)

  1. Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
    • Socrates was sentenced to death for his deviance.
  2. A person or thing that differs from the expected.

Questions about deviances

What is deviances the plural of?
Deviances is the plural of deviance.

Words near deviances in the dictionary

  1. DEVGRU
  2. devi
  3. Devi Kanya Kumari
  4. deviable
  5. deviance
  6. deviances
  7. deviancies
  8. deviancy
  9. deviant
  10. deviantization
  11. deviantize

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