misobservance

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misobservance

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From mis- + observance.

noun misobservances

  1. countable, uncountable An instance or the practice of not complying with a law, custom, command or rule, or doing so wrongly. This represents a deliberate misobservance of the rule which permits only one underlying cause to be entered in Part 1.

    Similar: malobservance

  2. countable, uncountable The custom of not celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.

Opposite: observance

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Opposite: observance

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"misobservance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/misobservance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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misobservance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/misobservance

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"misobservance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/misobservance.

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@misc{misobservance_2026,
  title = {misobservance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misobservance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}