NONCOMPLIANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does noncompliance mean? 

• NONCOMPLIANCE (noun)
  The noun NONCOMPLIANCE has 1 sense:

1. the failure to obey

  Familiarity information: NONCOMPLIANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONCOMPLIANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The failure to obey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

disobedience; noncompliance

Hypernyms ("noncompliance" is a kind of...):

insubordination; rebelliousness (an insubordinate act)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noncompliance"):

contempt (a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body)

contumacy (willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court)

Antonym:

compliance (acting according to certain accepted standards)

Derivation:

noncompliant (boldly resisting authority or an opposing force)