as in rebelliousness
failure or refusal to do what someone has told or asked you to do; lack of cooperation
They adopted a strategy of noncooperation until they were treated fairly.
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Recent Examples of noncooperation
The World Health Organization said noncooperation by China has forced the global body to halt its probe into the origins of the coronavirus but later walked that back.
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Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2023
For technical reasons, noncooperation could literally lead to the physical loss of the station.
—Leroy Chiao, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog urged Iran on Monday to cooperate with his inspectors amid a standoff over its atomic program and a threat by Western nations to censure Tehran over its noncooperation.
—Emily Schultheis, ajc, 6 June 2022
The report indicated there were consistent patterns of noncooperation with state regulators, tax breaches undertaken with the knowledge of multiple senior staff, and serious breaches of responsible-gaming obligations.
—Mike Cherney, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2021
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Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2023
For technical reasons, noncooperation could literally lead to the physical loss of the station.
—Leroy Chiao, CNN, 8 Feb. 2022
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog urged Iran on Monday to cooperate with his inspectors amid a standoff over its atomic program and a threat by Western nations to censure Tehran over its noncooperation.
—Emily Schultheis, ajc, 6 June 2022
The report indicated there were consistent patterns of noncooperation with state regulators, tax breaches undertaken with the knowledge of multiple senior staff, and serious breaches of responsible-gaming obligations.
—Mike Cherney, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncooperation
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After their victories on the battlefield, American forces prevented a Filipino rebellion through psychological warfare, infiltration, surveillance, torture, extrajudicial executions, and the formation of native militias tasked with suppressing dissent.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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The resignation of one of his most loyal allies blindsided Trudeau and sparked a caucus rebellion.Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Modi’s immense and sustained popularity is partly about his ability to project a kind of Churchillian defiance in the face of these threats.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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In contrast, those raised with unrestricted access to devices often find social interactions difficult and may exhibit more defiance and disrespect.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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There was a celebration in the building on New Year’s Eve, with some strands apparently still stuck in the rafters — no disrespect to KU.Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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The vast majority of females in the book are described with vulgar disrespect by the various characters and the narrator.Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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In the past six years, Ohio has issued close to 885,000 suspensions and expulsions for comments and misbehaviors tagged as disobedience or disruption.Meredith Kolodner, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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On the other, her disobedience results from her gullibility and erroneous reason.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Noncooperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncooperation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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