Meaning

• A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

  "He was branded as a deviant and ostracized."

• A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

  "As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant."

Meaning

• Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

  "At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear."