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non·con·form·i·ty  (nnkn-fôrm-t)

n. pl. non·con·form·i·ties

1.

a. Refusal or failure to conform to accepted standards, conventions, rules, or laws.

b. An instance of this: a measure aimed at reducing nonconformities to the housing code.

2. often Nonconformity Refusal to accept or conform to the doctrines, usage, or polity of the Church of England.

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nonconformity [ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ]

n

1. failure or refusal to conform

2. absence of agreement or harmony

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nonconformity - lack of harmony or correspondence disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
	2.	nonconformity - a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs nonconformance, nonconformism heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy - any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position conformism, conformity - orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
	3.	nonconformity - unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values heterodoxy, unorthodoxy - the quality of being unorthodox
	4.	nonconformity - failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior nonconformance failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" nonobservance - a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc. abidance, compliance, conformity, conformation - acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"

Translations

nonconformity [ˈnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ] N → inconformismo m