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Antonyms for non-feasance
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : non-fee-zuh ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɒnˈfi zəns |
Definition of non-feasance
Origin :- also non-feasance, "failure to do what should be done," 1590s, from non- + feasance.
- As in nonfeasance : noun failure
- As in delinquency : noun misconduct
- There is one infallible way to put an end to all this, and the easiest in the world, which consists merely in a non-feasance.
- Extract from : « The Vagrancy Problem. » by William Harbutt Dawson
Synonyms for non-feasance
- abortion
- bankruptcy
- bomb
- botch
- breakdown
- bungle
- bust
- checkmate
- collapse
- crime
- decay
- decline
- default
- defeat
- deficiency
- deficit
- delinquency
- dereliction
- deterioration
- downfall
- failing
- failure
- false step
- fault
- faux pas
- fiasco
- flash in the pan
- flop
- frustration
- implosion
- inadequacy
- lapse
- lead balloon
- lemon
- loser
- loss
- mess
- misadventure
- misbehavior
- miscarriage
- misdeed
- misdemeanor
- misstep
- neglect
- nonfeasance
- nonobservance
- nonperformance
- nonsuccess
- offense
- omission
- oversight
- overthrow
- rout
- rupture
- sinking ship
- stalemate
- stoppage
- total loss
- turkey
- washout
- weakness
- wreck
- wrongdoing
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