how to pronounce deviant

/ˈdiːviːənt/

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deviant is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of deviant in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a clearly a marginal deviant career he …”

meaning of deviant

Deviant means different from the norm, unconventional.

deviant frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word deviant occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics deviant can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that deviant can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;