nonconsent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnɑnkənˈsɛnt/ UK /ˌnɒnkənˈsɛnt/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the absence or refusal of consent

The contract was void due to the party's nonconsent.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the absence or refusal of... refusal dissent objection nonassent

Opposites

consent agreement assent permission

Word family

Related forms consent assent dissent

Etymology

From non- ('not') + consent, from Old French consentir, from Latin consentire ('to agree, feel together'), from com- ('together') + sentire ('to feel').

consentire Latin sentire Latin

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# nonconsent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌnɑnkənˈsɛnt
**IPA (UK):** ˌnɒnkənˈsɛnt

## Meanings
1. the absence or refusal of consent

## Examples
- The contract was void due to the party's nonconsent.

## Synonyms
- refusal
- dissent
- objection
- nonassent

## Antonyms
- consent
- agreement
- assent
- permission

## Related Forms
- consent
- assent
- dissent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consentire
- Root: sentire

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + consent, from Old French consentir, from Latin consentire ('to agree, feel together'), from com- ('together') + sentire ('to feel').

## AI Etymology
Nonconsent is from non- ('not') + consent, from Old French consentir, from Latin consentire ('to agree, feel together'), from com- ('together') + sentire ('to feel'). Important recorded forms include consentire (Latin) and sentire (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the absence or refusal of consent. The wider family includes related words such as consent, assent, and dissent.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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