Deviant Behavior Vocabulary

noun a person who behaves in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable

adjective showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable

• His perverse actions were deemed unacceptable by the committee.
• She has a perverse sense of humor that always makes us laugh.
• That movie was so perverse, I couldn't even finish watching it.
• The perverse nature of the situation made it difficult to find a solution.

noun the quality or state of being loutish; boorishness or rudeness

• His loutishness at the dinner party was quite off-putting to the other guests.
• I can't believe the loutishness of that guy at the bar last night.
• The loutishness of those teenagers is really getting on my nerves.
• The loutishness of his behavior was like a dark cloud hanging over the entire event.

noun violent or rowdy behavior, typically associated with a group of troublemakers

• The government is taking measures to crack down on hooliganism at sporting events.
• The hooliganism at the concert last night was out of control.
• Those hooligans caused a ruckus at the party.
• The hooliganism of the gossip magazines is damaging to people's reputations.