deviant
adjective/ˈdiviənt/
Frequency rank: #12,632 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social behavior.
Example sentence
His deviant behavior made the other students uncomfortable during class.
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