Main entry: pervert, degenerate, deviant, deviate
Definition: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Definition: turn aside; turn away from
Main entry: deviate
Definition: cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
Usage: The river was deviated to prevent flooding
Main entry: diverge, depart, deviate, vary
Definition: be at variance with; be out of line with
Main entry: aberrant, deviant, deviate
Definition: markedly different from an accepted norm
Usage: aberrant behavior; deviant ideas