Antonyms for nonfeasance
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : non-fee-zuh ns |
| Phonetic Transcription : nɒnˈfi zəns |
Definition of nonfeasance
Origin :- also non-feasance, "failure to do what should be done," 1590s, from non- + feasance.
- noun failure
- More important was the nonfeasance of the Inquisition with respect to simony.
- Extract from : « A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III » by Henry Charles Lea
- It was settled that assumpsit would lie for a mere omission or nonfeasance.
- Extract from : « The Common Law » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Synonyms for nonfeasance
- abortion
- bankruptcy
- bomb
- botch
- breakdown
- bungle
- bust
- checkmate
- collapse
- decay
- decline
- default
- defeat
- deficiency
- deficit
- delinquency
- dereliction
- deterioration
- downfall
- failing
- false step
- faux pas
- fiasco
- flash in the pan
- flop
- frustration
- implosion
- inadequacy
- lead balloon
- lemon
- loser
- loss
- mess
- misadventure
- miscarriage
- misstep
- neglect
- nonperformance
- nonsuccess
- omission
- overthrow
- rout
- rupture
- sinking ship
- stalemate
- stoppage
- total loss
- turkey
- washout
- wreck
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