noncooperative
- adjective
- /nɒnˈkoʊɒpərətɪv/
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no cooperativo
- Upper management may have to try a "hard sell" approach to encourage acceptance of TQM by resistant managers or, in extreme cases, remove the noncooperative individual from his or her position (Walton 1986).
Examples
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The noncooperative child refused to help his classmates with the group project.
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In the three noncooperative class periods per week, the teachers used a format that included lecture, whole class discussion, individual work, and periodic tests, but all grading was conducted on a criteria-referenced basis.
Academic text (1996) -
An efficient constitution, by definition, maximizes the potential gains from cooperative endeavor in the post-constitutional society by constraining noncooperative behavior.
Academic text (1992) -
Conversely, youths who internalize can be perceived by parents and teachers as passive-aggressive and noncooperative (for example, externalizing) (Shaw et al., 1998).
Academic text (2006) -
During the meeting, her noncooperative attitude made it difficult for the team to reach a consensus.
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His noncooperative behavior during the negotiations led to a breakdown in talks.
Synonyms
22
4.5
Not willing to help or work with others
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7.6
Not following rules or instructions
Antonyms
How Cooperative
Surface Forms
Morphology
noncooperative = cooperative (transparent) = non + cooperate + ive
Formed by the productive negation prefix 'non-' attached to the familiar adjective 'cooperative', so the meaning 'not cooperative' is directly derived.
Etymology
Noncooperative breaks into non- meaning 'not' and cooperative, which comes from co- 'together' and operate 'work'. So, a noncooperative person is someone who does not 'work together' or help others in a team.