Nonconformity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lack of harmony or correspondence

a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːŋkənfˈɔːɹmᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒŋkənfˈɔːmɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒŋkənfˈɔːmɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːŋkənfˈɔːɹmᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonconformance nonconformism

Antonyms

conformity conformism

Word Forms

nonconformist

noun

someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nichtkonformität

Mangel an Harmonie oder Übereinstimmung

🇫🇷French

non-conformité

manque d'harmonie ou de correspondance

🇪🇸Spanish

disconformidad

falta de armonía o correspondencia

🇮🇹Italian

non conformità

mancanza di armonia o corrispondenza

🇳🇱Dutch

non-conformiteit

gebrek aan harmonie of correspondentie

🇵🇹Portuguese

não conformidade

falta de harmonia ou correspondência

🇷🇺Russian

несоответствие

отсутствие гармонии или соответствия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवज्ञा

सामंजस्य या पत्राचार का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অসঙ্গতি

সাদৃশ্য বা চিঠিপত্রের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

இணக்கமின்மை

நல்லிணக்கம் அல்லது கடித தொடர்பு இல்லாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంబద్ధత

సామరస్యం లేదా కరస్పాండెన్స్ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विसंगतता

सुसंवाद किंवा पत्रव्यवहाराचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગતતા

સંવાદિતા અથવા પત્રવ્યવહારનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಗತತೆ

ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಪತ್ರವ್ಯವಹಾರದ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരുത്തക്കേട്

ഐക്യത്തിൻ്റെയോ കത്തിടപാടുകളുടെയോ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ

ਇਕਸੁਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੱਤਰ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم مطابقت

ہم آہنگی یا خط و کتابت کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不合格

缺乏和谐或对应

🇯🇵Japanese

不適合

調和や対応の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

비국교도

조화나 대응의 부족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự không phù hợp

thiếu sự hài hòa hoặc tương ứng

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สอดคล้องกัน

ขาดความสามัคคีหรือการติดต่อสื่อสาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidaksesuaian

kurangnya harmoni atau korespondensi

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pagkakaayon

kawalan ng pagkakasundo o pagsusulatan

🇲🇾Malay

ketidakakuran

kekurangan keharmonian atau surat-menyurat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم المطابقة

عدم الانسجام أو المراسلات

🇮🇷Persian

عدم انطباق

عدم هماهنگی یا مکاتبات

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunsuzluk

uyum veya yazışma eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי הַתְאָמָה

חוסר הרמוניה או התכתבות

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