Deviance
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as law and the discouragement from public nose-picking. A person or thing that differs from the expected.
Deviation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
Example sentence: Women's emotions are constantly labeled. Any slight deviation from 'pleasantness,' and we are labeled as hysterical. When we are angry, sad, depressed, or manic, we are immediately seen as unfeminine or ugly or weak.