NONCOMPLIANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The failure to obey

Synonyms:

disobedience; noncompliance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)