nonuse

Examples

• All

• Like some countries in sub-Saharan Africa, in Yemen one finds that the husband's disapproval is one of the major reasons for nonuse of contraceptives.

  Academic text (2006)

• The questions contained in the survey covered topics such as gender, use of the forum, reasons for nonuse, and amount of use.

  Academic text (2001)

• The proportion of subjects reporting nonuse of the eight techniques ranged from 63.9% to 82.3%.

  Academic text (1999)

• Comparing these instances of chemical weapons use to instances of nonuse by the same Arab states reinforces much of the conventional wisdom on deterrence.

  Academic text (2017)

• Nonuse was defined as "no knowledge—this assistive technology is not covered in the program.

  Academic text (2007)

• The nonuse of the available resources has hindered the project's progress.

• Many students reported nonuse of the library facilities despite having access to them.

• The nonuse of critical updates can lead to security vulnerabilities in the software.

Synonyms

N

nonconsumption

vsnonuse

7.4

Choosing not to use something, for example not eating or drinking it

is the broader state of not using without focusing on eating or consuming

Antonyms

U

use

∞ 1.0

The purpose or job that something has

How Used

continuancy

8.9

frequent

234 1.0

usual

∞ 1.0

occasional

285 2.8

rare

582 4.1

nonuse

4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology