non·con·for·mi·ty

non·con·for·mi·ty
/ˌnɑːnkənˈfoɚməti/ noun [noncount]
: failure or refusal to behave the way most people behave : failure or refusal to conform

As a teenager, he was embarrassed by his parents' nonconformity.


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