inconformity

[in-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee]

noun

1. lack of conformity; failure or refusal to conform; nonconformity.

inconformity

/ ˌɪnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ /

noun

1. lack of conformity; irregularity

Word History and Origins

Origin of inconformity¹

First recorded in 1585–95; in- ³ + conformity

Example Sentences

“In fact we’re already in the Middle Ages where any expression of inconformity leads to jail,” he said.

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“That’s the way it’s done: Try to create inconformity, dissatisfaction by manipulating emotions and feelings.”

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Rousseff also expressed her "total inconformity" with the operation, which she called unnecessary, although she appeared to distance herself from her one-time mentor by only briefly mentioning Silva in an address Friday afternoon.

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"It is true, that what is settled by custom, though it be not good, yet at least it is fit; and those things, which have long gone together, are as it were confederate within themselves; whereas new things piece not so well; but though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity."

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It is true, that what is settled by custom, though it be not good, yet at least it is fit; and those things which have long gone together, are, as it were, confederate within themselves; whereas new things piece not so well; but though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity.

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