NONPERFORMANCE

negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance

(noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nonperformance (countable and uncountable, plural nonperformances)

A failure to perform a task, especially a task that one was legally bound to do.

Source: Wiktionary


Non`per*form"ance, n.

Definition: Neglect or failure to perform.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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