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paedophile vs deviant

deviant vs paedophile

paedophile and deviant both are nouns.

paedophile is not an adjective while deviant is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
paedophile Yes No No No
deviant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, deviant is a hypernym of paedophile; that is, deviant is a word with a broader meaning than paedophile:
  • paedophile: an adult who is sexually attracted to children
  • deviant: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Other hypernyms of paedophile include degenerate, deviate, perv, perve, pervert.
paedophile (noun) deviant (noun)
an adult who is sexually attracted to children a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
paedophile (adjective) deviant (adjective)
markedly different from an accepted norm
Difference between paedophile and deviant

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