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noun
Failure to conform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nonconformity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: failure
Narrower terms: nonobservance
noun
a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: nonconformity, nonconformism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unorthodoxy, heterodoxy, heresy
History
From non- + conformance.
