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Nonconformity is defined as a failure to match or act like other people or things, or a conscious refusal to accept generally accepted beliefs.

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When you dress differently and wear your hair differently than the popular styles because you want to reflect only your own taste, this is an example of nonconformity.

See nonconformity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

failure or refusal to act in conformity with generally accepted beliefs and practices
refusal to accept the doctrines or follow the practices of the Anglican Church
lack of agreement or harmony

See nonconformity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. non·con·form·i·ties

a. Refusal or failure to conform to accepted standards, conventions, rules, or laws.
b. An instance of this: a measure aimed at reducing nonconformities to the housing code.
often Nonconformity Refusal to accept or conform to the doctrines, usage, or polity of the Church of England.

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