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Deviance vs Deniance - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between deviance and deniance

is that deviance is actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs while deniance is denial.

deviance

English

(wikipedia deviance)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.

    • Related terms

    * deviant * deviation

    deniance

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) denial
    • (Webster 1913)

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