Nonconformism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs

the practice of nonconformity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːŋkənfˈɔːɹmɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒŋkənfˈɔːmɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒŋkənfˈɔːmɪzəm/

4 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːŋkənfˈɔːɹmɪzəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonconformance nonconformity

Antonyms

conformity conformism

Word Forms

nonconformist

noun

someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nonkonformismus

ein Mangel an Orthodoxie in Gedanken oder Überzeugungen

🇫🇷French

non-conformisme

un manque d'orthodoxie dans les pensées ou les croyances

🇪🇸Spanish

inconformismo

una falta de ortodoxia en pensamientos o creencias

🇮🇹Italian

anticonformismo

una mancanza di ortodossia nei pensieri o nelle credenze

🇳🇱Dutch

non-conformisme

een gebrek aan orthodoxie in gedachten of overtuigingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

inconformismo

falta de ortodoxia em pensamentos ou crenças

🇷🇺Russian

нонконформизм

отсутствие ортодоксальности в мыслях или убеждениях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैर-अनुरूपतावाद

विचारों या विश्वासों में रूढ़िवादिता का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অসঙ্গতিবাদ

চিন্তা বা বিশ্বাসের মধ্যে গোঁড়ামির অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

இணக்கமின்மை

எண்ணங்கள் அல்லது நம்பிக்கைகளில் மரபுவழி இல்லாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంబద్ధత

ఆలోచనలు లేదా నమ్మకాలలో సనాతన ధర్మం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

गैर-अनुरूपता

विचार किंवा विश्वासांमध्ये ऑर्थोडॉक्सीचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગતતા

વિચારો અથવા માન્યતાઓમાં રૂઢિચુસ્તતાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಗತತೆ

ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുരൂപമല്ലാത്തത്

ചിന്തകളിലോ വിശ്വാസങ്ങളിലോ യാഥാസ്ഥിതികതയുടെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਅਨੁਰੂਪਤਾ

ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੱਟੜਪੰਥੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر موافقت

خیالات یا عقائد میں قدامت پسندی کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不墨守成规

思想或信仰缺乏正统

🇯🇵Japanese

不適合主義

思想や信念における正統性の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

부적합

생각이나 신념에 정통성이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không tuân thủ

thiếu tính chính thống trong suy nghĩ hoặc niềm tin

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่เป็นไปตามข้อกำหนด

การขาดออร์โธดอกซ์ในความคิดหรือความเชื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

nonkonformisme

kurangnya ortodoksi dalam pemikiran atau keyakinan

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakakuran

kekurangan ortodoksi dalam pemikiran atau kepercayaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم المطابقة

- الافتقار إلى العقيدة في الأفكار أو المعتقدات

🇮🇷Persian

ناسازگاری

فقدان ارتدکس در افکار یا عقاید

🇹🇷Turkish

uyumsuzluk

Düşüncelerde veya inançlarda ortodoksluk eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

נון-קונפורמיזם

חוסר אורתודוקסיה במחשבות או באמונות

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