单词 | nonperformance |
释义 | nonperformance (once / 246236 pages) n WORD FAMILY performance: nonperformance, performances+/perform: performance, performed, performer, performing, performs, underperform/performed: unperformed/performer: performers/performing: performings/underperform: underperformed, underperformer, underperforming, underperforms/underperformer: underperformers USAGE EXAMPLESThat resolution, they say, would allow “the reinstatement of measures in the event of Iran’s significant nonperformance,” for what they call “five additional years.” New York Times(Jul 16, 2015) “Wouldn’t it be great if politicians were held accountable for something other than great speeches and actually there were consequences for nonperformance?” Los Angeles Times(Jul 02, 2015) No quid pro quo was necessary; the mere possibility that the official’s “performance or nonperformance” of his duties could be affected made it a crime. New York Times(Nov 23, 2014) n failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances Syn|Hypo|Hyper carelessness, neglect, negligence dereliction willful negligence comparative negligence(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff concurrent negligence(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately contributory negligence(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence criminal negligence, culpable negligence(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) neglect of duty(law) breach of a duty dodging, escape, evasionnonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do nonfeasancea failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do escape mechanisma form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities malingering, skulkingevading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated goldbricking, goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldieringthe evasion of work or duty circumventionthe act of evading by going around nonaccomplishment, nonachievement an act that does not achieve its intended goal |
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