Deviance

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  deviance \deviance\ n.
     1. an aberrant state or condition.
  
     Syn: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. deviate behavior.
  
     Syn: deviation.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deviance
       n 1: a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn:
            {aberrance}, {aberrancy}, {aberration}]
       2: deviate behavior [syn: {deviation}]