deviancy

Noun

Meaning

deviancy (countable and uncountable, plural deviancies)

The state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

deviation aberration anomaly irregularity abnormality enormity weirdness aberrancy aberrance errancy anomalism preternaturalness

Examples

Christian radio host says COVID-19 stops children from being “brainwashed into normalizing sexual deviancy” Source: Internet

And to use the phrase of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, "They have driven and defined deviancy down." Source: Internet

Jobbik also advocates criminalizing "sexual deviancy," submitting a bill targeting homosexuals in 2012. Source: Internet

It was a gorgeously produced and occasionally finely-drawn tale of the early days of profiling a killer based on their personality traits, by looking to the mind to try and understand criminal deviancy. Source: Internet

The fantasy that such pressing and dangerous problems as sexual deviancy, monetary cheating, criminal behavior, substance abuse, etc., cannot and do not exist in observant Jewish society is perpetuated, all real evidence to the contrary notwithstanding. Source: Internet

The place to find the greatest deviancy among youth is the cult controlled church. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

devi mythology deviable deviance deviant deviant behavior deviant person