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deviant

[dee-vee-uhnt] / ˈdi vi ənt /


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But “Mudtown” is also distinguished by the uncommon amount of deviant psychology at play among the characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The cases of what the GSK report from 2003 described as "deviant behaviour" involved two men who were prescribed Ropinirole for Parkinson's disease.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

That gave people an excuse to start pulling the masks down and indulging in the deviant behaviors often celebrated by drill rappers.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023

The cruel irony here is that whistleblowers like Snowden continue to be derided as deviant misfits who are out for fame, profit, revenge or self-aggrandizement.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

Feeling less fettered by the dampness, he then looked up at the deviant kinnari and Ramakien giants that were shaped intricately into the arched doorway, and scraped the mud off of his sandals.

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)




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