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deviance
(de|vi¦ance)
Pronunciation:
/ˈdiːviəns/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the fact or state of diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour:
a study of crime and deviance
social deviance
Derivatives
deviancy
noun
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