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Deviant vs Nonconforming - What's the difference?

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Deviant is a related term of nonconforming.


As adjectives the difference between deviant and nonconforming

is that deviant is deviant while nonconforming is that does not conform, either to the rules of an established church, or to official regulations.

deviant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
    • At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
    • He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.
  • A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
    • As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant .

    See also

    (defiant)

    References

    * Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996. ----

    nonconforming

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That does not conform, either to the rules of an established church, or to official regulations