nonrecognition

[ non-rek-uhg-nish-uhn ]

noun
  1. absence or lack of recognition.

Origin of nonrecognition

1
First recorded in 1840–50; non- + recognition

Words Nearby nonrecognition

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British Dictionary definitions for nonrecognition

nonrecognition

/ (ˌnɒnrɛkəɡˈnɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or an instance of refusing to acknowledge formally a government or the independence of a country

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