Deviate behavior

• It doesn't conform
• Abnormality

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In sociology , deviance describes an action or behavior that violates social norms , including a formally enacted rule (e.g., crime ), as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and mores ). It is the purview of criminologists ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
deviance \deviance\ n. an aberrant state or condition. Syn: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration. deviate behavior. Syn: deviation.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context sociology English) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal norms such as laws and customs 2 A person or thing that differs from the expected.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1944; see deviant + -ance . A sociologists' word, perhaps coined because statisticians and astronomers already had claimed deviation .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a state or condition markedly different from the norm [syn: aberrance , aberrancy , aberration ] deviate behavior [syn: deviation ]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As in other forms of enforcement, deviance which has taken place once is assumed capable of repetition. ▪ Examples have been widely attested of learners who exhibit correct performance on certain forms, and then lapse into deviance ...