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deviance

noun as in abnormality

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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.

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.

Across Africa, hyenas are seen as evil, greedy, and associated with witchcraft and sexual deviance.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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