deviance
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Risky decisions can became routine at any workplace, she suggests, labeling this effect the “normalization of deviance.”
Referring to an assessment of Mr Pelicot made by a psychiatrist earlier in the trial, Ms Chabaud said that the defendant presented "multiple sexual deviances".
From BBC
For several proteins, there were no measurable deviances in the morning and evening levels no matter whether the mothers pumped or breastfed.
From Science Daily
The character’s deviance from all authority and especially male authority lives in her feminism, her clothes and her music taste.
From Salon
The study also showed that the brainstem can utilize other features of bat calls for deviance detection, such as rapid changes in frequency or volume, in addition to differences in pitch.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
