Etymology

deviance

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Today it means: Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs. Full definition →

French déviance ← Latin dēviāre
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  1. Latindē viā
  2. Latindēviāre
  3. Frenchdévier
  4. Frenchdéviance
  5. English todaydeviance

Borrowed from French déviance.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.