nonresponse

noun

non·​re·​sponse ˌnän-ri-ˈspän(t)s How to pronounce nonresponse (audio)
plural nonresponses
1
: a refusal or failure to respond : lack of response
a nonresponse to a complaint
nonresponse to medical treatment
2
: an empty or unsatisfactory response
Questions to the staff brought a familiar nonresponse: Nobody could provide any information because of HIPAA.Paula Span

Examples of nonresponse in a Sentence

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What’s not clear is whether this nonresponse issue extends to races where Mr. Trump isn’t on the ticket. T.m. Detwiler, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Out of the 8,050 total addresses the city aims to count, about 1,500 nonresponse addresses are left. Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024 Real-world error includes sources of error beyond sampling error, such as nonresponse bias, coverage error, late shifts among undecided voters and error in estimating the composition of the electorate. New York Times, 17 Aug. 2024 The sample was selected by The New York Times in multiple steps to account for differential telephone coverage, nonresponse and significant variation in the productivity of telephone numbers by state. New York Times, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nonresponse 

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonresponse was in 1832

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“Nonresponse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonresponse. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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