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Perverted vs Deviant - What's the difference?

perverted | deviant |

As adjectives the difference between perverted and deviant

is that perverted is deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct while deviant is of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

As a verb perverted

is past tense of pervert.

As a noun deviant is

a person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

perverted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct
  • (pejorative, offensive) of, relating to, or practicing unusual or "kinky" sex
  • misrepresented, altered or distorted

    • Synonyms

    * pervy (less formal)

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pervert)

    • 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. ----