non-recognition
Failure to acknowledge
Non-recognition is the refusal to acknowledge something as valid, legitimate, or existing.
In international relations, non-recognition is a policy of refusing to accept a government or state as legitimate: The U.S. maintained non-recognition of the regime for decades.
More broadly, it describes any failure to recognize or acknowledge: His non-recognition of her contributions frustrated the team.
Deliberate dismissive rejection
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- invisibleCannot be seen
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
slighted · passed over · disregarded · anonymity · obscurity · unnoticed · cold shoulder · brushed aside
Rated below true worth
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- uncreditedNot formally recognized
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
thankless · contributions · achievements · merit · deserving · passed over · promotion · awards
Not previously known
- strangerPerson not yet known
- face blindnessCannot distinguish individual countenances
- alteredChanged from before
- changedMade or became different
disguise · memory lapse · confusion · disorientation · dementia · amnesia · unidentifiable · transformed
Not identified or acknowledged
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- de factoReal though not official
pariah · embargo · isolation · sanctions · disputed · breakaway · secession · annexation
snub
Deliberate dismissive rejection
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- invisibleCannot be seen
unacknowledged · slighted · passed over · disregarded · anonymity · obscurity · unnoticed · cold shoulder · brushed aside · forgotten
undervalued
Rated below true worth
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- uncreditedNot formally recognized
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
unacknowledged · thankless · contributions · achievements · merit · deserving · passed over · promotion · awards · validation
unfamiliar
Not previously known
- strangerPerson not yet known
- face blindnessCannot distinguish individual countenances
- alteredChanged from before
changed · disguise · memory lapse · confusion · disorientation · dementia · amnesia · unidentifiable · transformed · aging
unrecognized
Not identified or acknowledged
- illegitimateNot authorized or recognized
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
de facto · pariah · embargo · isolation · sanctions · disputed · breakaway · secession · annexation · Taiwan
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- sovereigntynational sovereignty, statehood, nation, nation-state, state
non-recognitionrecognition
Perceiving something as known
acknowledgment · acceptance · affirmation · validation · appreciation
non-recognitionrecognition
Perceiving something as known
diplomatic recognition · legitimization · accreditation · ratification · certification
non-recognitionrecognition
Perceiving something as known
identification · recollection · recall · remembrance · familiarity
recognition, recognize, recognise, recognizable, recognisable, unrecognizable, unrecognisable, recognized, recognised