nonconformance

English Thesaurus

1. failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior (noun.act)

hypernym	:	failure,
definition	:	an act that fails (noun.act)

hyponym	:	nonobservance,
definition	:	a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. (noun.act)

2. a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy,
definition	:	any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position (noun.cognition)

3. failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior (noun.act)

antonym	:	abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity,
definition	:	acting according to certain accepted standards (noun.act)

4. a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	conformism, conformity,
definition	:	orthodoxy in thoughts and belief (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	nonconformist, recusant,
definition	:	someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct (noun.person)

5. failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior (noun.act)

antonym	:	abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity,
definition	:	acting according to certain accepted standards (noun.act)

6. a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	conformism, conformity,
definition	:	orthodoxy in thoughts and belief (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	nonconformist, recusant,
definition	:	someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct (noun.person)