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deviant vs miscreant

miscreant vs deviant

deviant and miscreant both are nouns.

deviant is an adjective but miscreant is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deviant Yes Yes No No
miscreant Yes No No No
As nouns, miscreant is a hypernym of deviant; that is, miscreant is a word with a broader meaning than deviant:
  • deviant: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
  • miscreant: a person without moral scruples
Other hypernyms of deviant include reprobate.
deviant (noun) miscreant (noun)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior a person without moral scruples
deviant (adjective) miscreant (adjective)
markedly different from an accepted norm
Difference between deviant and miscreant

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