deviant OR. deviate

g.Ety. - de -

also deviate AmE adjective formal
different from what is normal in a strange or bad way:
?deviant behaviour
deviant noun [C]


deviate

• verb [I]

to be or become different from what is normal or acceptable:
?deviate from: The results of the survey deviate from what we might have expected.
deviation noun [C,U]