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NONCONFORMANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
Synonyms:
nonconformance; nonconformity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("nonconformance" is a kind of...):
failure (an act that fails)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonconformance"):
nonobservance (a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
Synonyms:
nonconformance; nonconformism; nonconformity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nonconformance" is a kind of...):
heresy; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy (any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position)
