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deviancy

UK/ˈdiːvi.ənsiː/

deviancy noun: the state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous.

Noun

deviancy (countable and uncountable, plural deviancies)

  1. The state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous.

Synonyms of deviancy

Forms of deviancy

pluraldeviancies

Questions about deviancy

What does deviancy mean?
Deviancy means the state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous.
What part of speech is deviancy?
Deviancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce deviancy?
Deviancy is pronounced /ˈdiːvi.ənsiː/ (UK).
What is the plural of deviancy?
The plural of deviancy is deviancies.

Words near deviancy in the dictionary

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

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