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pedophile vs deviant

deviant vs pedophile

pedophile and deviant both are nouns.

pedophile is not an adjective while deviant is an adjective.

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

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