Dictionary

nonconform en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + conform.

Meanings

1. A manufactured product, that is conform to the living required standards in a zone.
   • Within a particular batch there are a number of nonconforms sprinkled in some unknown way[…] 2006, William D. Mawby, Integrating Inspection Management Into Your Quality Improvement System, page 57:

Forms

nonconform en · VERB

Etymology

From non- + conform.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To fail or refuse to conform; to differ.
   • I did not acknowledge that I had Lesbian feelings until I was in my twenties, but long before that Baldwin's homosexuality was also a hopeful sign. If nothing else, it indicated his capacity to radically non-conform, to carve out his own emotional freedom, lessons that I myself would have to learn. 1987 December 20, Barbara Smith, “We Must Always Bury Our Dead Twice”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 23, page 8:
   • Where an individual fails to live up to expectancies, i.e. nonconforms, he (or she) loses credits, but may maintain some appropriate level of credits by continuing to be perceived as a contributor to the fulfillment of the goals of the group. 2006, Ralph L. Rosnow, Donald A. Hantula, Advances in social and organizational psychology, page 299:
   • Here, the influencee nonconforms by actively rebelling against influence. 2007, Anthony R. Pratkanis, The Science of Social Influence, page 195:

Forms

Antonyms

conform

Relateds

put a damper on

Synonyms

march to the beat of a different drum · nonconform · rock the boat · make waves · dance to a different tune