deviance
US /ˈdiviəns/ •
UK /ˈdiːvɪəns/noun1. a. (uncountable) (Psychology) desviación (feminine)Her case never was about mental deficiency; it was always a matter of sexual morality and social deviance.North AmericanIn this manner, Suicide points toward a concept related to, but much broader than, that of crime - what today we call deviance or deviant behaviour.BritishAround the same time, Durkheim was proposing that deviance served an important social function.AustralianHe intends for his work to respond to gaps in both the history of prostitution and the sociology of deviance and social control.North Americanb. (countable) (idiosyncracy) anomalía (feminine)2. (countable and uncountable) (deviation) desviación (feminine)