Defiance vs Deviance - What's the difference?
defiance | deviance |
The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=6, title= (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs
A person or thing that differs from the expected.
As nouns the difference between defiance and deviance
is that defiance is the feeling, or spirit of being defiant while deviance is actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.defiance
English
(wikipedia defiance)Noun
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=But Sophia's mother was not the woman to brook defiance . After a few moments' vain remonstrance her husband complied. His manner and appearance were suggestive of a satiated sea-lion.}}