nonconformity

non·con·for·mi·ty

noun \-ˈfȯr-mə-tē\

Definition of NONCONFORMITY

1

a : failure or refusal to conform to an established church b often capitalized : the movement or principles of English Protestant dissent c often capitalized : the body of English Nonconformists

2

: refusal to conform to an established or conventional creed, rule, or practice

3

: absence of agreement or correspondence

Examples of NONCONFORMITY

1. As a teenager, he was embarrassed by his parents' nonconformity.
2. <an artistic movement that doesn't tolerate nonconformity>

First Known Use of NONCONFORMITY

1618

Related to NONCONFORMITY

Synonyms: dissent, dissidence, heterodoxy, heresy

Antonyms: conformity, orthodoxy

Related Words: error, fallacy, falsehood, misbelief, misconception, myth; apostasy, defection, infidelity, schism, scission, sectarianism, separatism; deviance, deviation, iconoclasm, unconventionality; disagreement, discord, dissension (also dissention)

Near Antonyms: agreement, conformation, conventionality

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Rhymes with NONCONFORMITY

disconformity, multiformity, unconformity, uniformity