noncooperation

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noun

The active absence of cooperation.

OriginEnglish cooperation ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

nounnoncooperation (usually uncountable, plural noncooperations)

plural noncooperations · alternative non-cooperation

  1. uncountableusuallyThe active absence of cooperation.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishcooperation
  15. Englishnoncooperation

From non- + cooperation.

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APA

noncooperation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncooperation

MLA

“noncooperation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncooperation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncooperation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncooperation.

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