nonconformism

noun

non·​con·​form·​ism ˌnän-kən-ˈfȯr-ˌmi-zəm How to pronounce nonconformism (audio)

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A couple of years into her third term, Nabiullina has carved out room for nonconformism in a Russian establishment fixated on loyalty above all else. Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024 Tolokonnikova is hardly representative of her generation, but her story hints at the possibility of another future for Russia, one in which nonconformism, tolerance, and individualism become virtues rather than crimes. Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014 Radical nonconformism was a central tenet, which led some artists to use the form to challenge the pressures and constraints of oppressive regimes. Sophie Madeline Dess, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2022 In a world that is moved by ideas, there is arguably no greater force for progress than intellectual nonconformism. Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2021 On both their 2015 debut Ugly Cherries and their new album Pageant, PWR BTTM sang of feeling out-of-step not because of vague nonconformism but because society literally doesn’t recognize them. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonconformism was in 1844

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“Nonconformism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconformism. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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