noncooperation

Or non·co-op·er·a·tion

[non-koh-op-uh-rey-shuhn]

noun

1. failure or refusal to cooperate.

2. a method or practice, as that established in India by Gandhi, of showing opposition to acts or policies of the government by refusing to participate in civic and political life or to obey governmental regulations.

noncooperation

/ ˌnɒnkəʊˈɒpərətɪv, ˌnɒnkəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. failure or refusal to cooperate

2. refusal to pay taxes, obey government decrees, etc, as a protest

Other Word Forms

• noncooperator noun
• noncooperative adjective
• noncooperationist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of noncooperation¹

First recorded in 1785–95; non- + cooperation

Example Sentences

In a video posted Wednesday, Fonda, 87, said the goal was not to form another organization but to “grow a movement” centered on “creative, nonviolent noncooperation.”

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Obvious forms of noncooperation include boycotts or strikes, but that’s just a beginning.

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And while some challenges to power include individual defiance, Sharp argues that, “If the rulers’ power is to be controlled by withdrawing help and obedience, the noncooperation and disobedience must be widespread.”

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Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who has studied Mexico’s cartels and the U.S. opioid crisis, said the agreement described by Mr. Biden is not a “magic wand” but is a great improvement over Beijing’s total noncooperation.

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Black leather unmistakably communicates noncooperation with a formal or clean-cut dress code; it telegraphs insouciance, skepticism, jadedness.

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Related Words

• dereliction 
• infringement