deviancy

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deviancy

/ˈdiːvi.ənsiː/ UK

noun deviancies

countable, uncountable The state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous.
Similar: abnormality, enormity, weirdness

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noun the state of being deviant

Français	déviance

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@misc{deviancy_2026,
  title = {deviancy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deviancy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}