nonconformance

Noun nonconformance has 2 senses

• nonconformance(n = noun.cognition) nonconformism, nonconformity - a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs;
is a kind of heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxy

• nonconformance(n = noun.act) nonconformity - failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior;
is a kind of failure
has particulars: nonobservance