disuniformity
- noun
- /ˌdɪsjuːnɪˈfɔːrmɪti/
- The disuniformity in the application of the school dress code has led to confusion among students.
Examples
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Residents expressed concern about the disuniformity of public services in different neighborhoods.
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Experts have noted that the disuniformity in regulations across states may hinder effective policy implementation.
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Recognizing this danger of locking in potentially undesirable legal rules, the Justices have occasionally acknowledged that disuniformity at the lower court level may sometimes allow for desirable "percolation."
Academic text (2017) -
Other institutional features of the federal judicial system, such as the geographical division of the federal courts of appeals and the absence of intercircuit stare decisis, suggest a broader, systemic acceptance of disuniformity in federal law.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
A situation where things do not match or agree
A lack of agreement in what people say, do or think
A lack of regular pattern or evenness
A situation where something does not fit or seem right
A state in which something is not level or smooth
A lack of agreement between things or ideas
A situation where people or things do not agree
A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension
A situation in which parts of something are different
Different parts of something that are not the same throughout
A big difference between things that are not similar
A part that does not match rules or plans
Lack of agreement between people in a team or group
Antonyms
How Uniform
Surface Forms
Morphology
disuniformity = uniformity (transparent) = dis + uniform + ity
The meaning is directly recoverable as 'lack of uniformity' from the negative prefix 'dis-' added to 'uniformity'.
Etymology
The word disuniformity is made from dis- 'not' and uniform, which comes from parts uni- 'one' and form 'shape', like a school uniform where everyone looks the same. So, disuniformity means 'a lack of sameness' or 'no regular pattern'.