Definition of noncommitment
plural noncommitments
1
: lack of commitment or a failure or refusal to commit to someone or something
- … doesn't excuse random instances of noncommitment in a long-term relationship.
- —Bridgette Williams
- " … to not link aid with a human rights policy—sends a signal around the world of our noncommitment to fairness."
- —Jesse Jackson
- Scheduling conflicts seem to be a surprisingly common excuse for missing an event that was announced a year and a half ago. Others offered mushy noncommitments [=noncommittal responses].
- —Jeremy W. Peters
2
: a failure or refusal to commit something or someone
- the government's noncommitment of troops in the region
