noncooperation

non·co·op·er·a·tion

N0136800 (nŏn′kō-ŏp′ə-rā′shən)n. Failure or refusal to cooperate, especially nonviolent civil disobedience against a government or an occupying power.
non′co·op′er·a′tion·ist n.non′co·op′er·a·tive (-ŏp′ər-ə-tĭv, -ŏp′ə-rā′-) adj.non′co·op′er·a′tor n.

noncooperation

(ˌnɒnkəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən) n1. failure or refusal to cooperate2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) refusal to pay taxes, obey government decrees, etc, as a protest noncooperative adj ˌnoncoˈoperˌator n

non•co•op•er•a•tion

or non•co-op•er•a•tion

(ˌnɒn koʊˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən)

n. 1. failure or refusal to cooperate. 2. a method of showing opposition to a government by refusing to participate in civic and political life or to obey governmental regulations. Compare civil disobedience, passive resistance. [1785–95] non`co•op′er•a•tive (-ˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv) adj. non`co•op′er•a`tor, n.
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