nonconformance

noun

1. a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs

• Derivationally related forms: ↑nonconformist (for: ↑nonconformism)

• Hypernyms: ↑unorthodoxy, ↑heterodoxy, ↑heresy

2. failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior

• Hypernyms: ↑failure

• Hyponyms: ↑nonobservance

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\\“+\ noun

Etymology: non- (I) + conformance

: failure to conform

nonconformance to the established traditions — Bernard Taper

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/non'keuhn fawr"meuhns/, n.

lack of conformity.

[1835-45; NON- + CONFORMANCE]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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nonconformance — index resistance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nonconformance — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
nonconformance — noun Date: 1786 failure to conform … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonconformance — /non keuhn fawr meuhns/, n. lack of conformity. [1835 45; NON + CONFORMANCE] * * * … Universalium
nonconformance — n. nonconformity, noncompliance with conventional rules or standards … English contemporary dictionary
nonconformance — non·conformance … English syllables
nonconformance — non con•form′ance n … From formal English to slang
nonconformance — /nɒnkənˈfɔməns/ (say nonkuhn fawmuhns) noun lack of conformity …
NRCA — Nonconformance Report and Corrective Action (Governmental » NASA) … Abbreviations dictionary
NCRS — Nonconformance Report Supplement Contributor: GSFC … NASA Acronyms

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