incompliancy
Definition
- Noun:
- Unwillingness to comply: "incompliancy" refers to the state or quality of being unwilling to obey, agree, or follow rules, requests, or demands. It denotes a refusal to yield or conform.
Usage Examples
- (The employee’s refusal to follow safety rules resulted in a warning.)
- (Her unwillingness to agree or cooperate annoyed the others.)
Advanced Usage
"to show incompliancy": to exhibit a refusal to obey or conform.
- The student showed incompliancy by ignoring the teacher’s instructions. (The student demonstrated a refusal to follow directions.)
"incompliancy with regulations": a failure to adhere to established rules.
- The factory was fined for its incompliancy with environmental regulations. (The factory was penalized for not following environmental laws.)
Variants and Related Words
Incompliance (n): the same meaning as incompliancy; a refusal to comply.
- His incompliance with the court order resulted in legal consequences. (His refusal to obey the court order led to penalties.)
Incompliant (adj): unwilling to obey or conform.
- The incompliant child refused to do his homework. (The child was unwilling to obey instructions.)
Synonyms
- Noncompliance: failure to act in accordance with a rule or request.
- Defiance: open resistance or bold disobedience.
- Disobedience: refusal to obey orders or rules.
Antonyms
- Compliance: willingness to obey or conform.
- Obedience: the act of following orders or rules.
Related Idioms
Dig in one’s heels: to resist stubbornly or refuse to change one’s position.
- The union dug in its heels, showing incompliancy with the new contract terms. (The union stubbornly refused to accept the new contract.)
Stand one’s ground: to maintain one’s position or refusal in the face of opposition.
- Despite pressure, she stood her ground, demonstrating incompliancy. (She refused to yield, showing unwillingness to comply.)