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Diffract and Deviate

verb

  • Undergo diffraction.
    • usage: "laser light diffracts electrons"
(v.t.) To break or separate into parts; to deflect or decompose by deflection, a/ rays of light.

noun

  • A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.

verb

  • Turn aside; turn away from.
  • Be at variance with; be out of line with.
  • Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course.
    • usage: "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"

adjective

  • Markedly different from an accepted norm.
    • usage: "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"