Definition of "nonrecognition" [nonrecognition]

• Not involving recognition of gain or loss. (adjective)
• Lack of recognition. (noun)

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• "Mr. Double Earrings pursed his lips and frowned the frown of nonrecognition."
• "With this happening in the same week that the Bush Administration not only has agreed to sit down with the Iranians but also (and even more significant) is exploring the possibility of establishing a U.S. diplomatic Interests Section in Tehran, another of McCain's foreign policy pillars -- the nonrecognition of Iran -- seems to be cratering as well."
• "From Stonewall to now is exactly 40 years, and in that time we have gone from total nonrecognition and arrest on sodomy charges to gay marriage in several states, plus domestic partnerships and antidiscrimination laws all over the country."