nonconformity

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Also spelled non-conformity

US /ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪti/ UK /ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪti/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    failure or refusal to conform to accepted rules or conventions

    Her cheerful nonconformity made her the most memorable student in the class.

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Synonyms
1 noun · failure or refusal to... dissentdeviationrebellionheterodoxydisagreementindividualism
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Etymology

From non- ('not') + conformity, from Latin conformitas, from conformare ('to shape together'), from com- ('together') + formare ('to form').

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