nonsupport

Failure to provide

Nonsupport is the failure to provide financial maintenance for someone you're legally obligated to support, typically a spouse or child.

The term appears mainly in legal contexts: He was charged with criminal nonsupport after refusing to pay child support for three years.

neglect

abandonment

Act of leaving permanently

derelictionAbandonment of duty
negligenceFailure to exercise care
disregardWillful lack of attention

inattention · oversight · carelessness · default · remissness · unmindfulness · heedlessness · nonpayment · desertion · estrangement

indifference

apathy

Absence of feeling

detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
disinterestAbsence of bias
aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness

neutrality · nonchalance · disengagement · withdrawal · passivity · unconcern · coldness · distance · neglectfulness · inaction

refusal

denial

Refusal to accept reality

rejectionDenial of acceptance
vetoOfficial refusal to approve
dismissalRemoval from position

rebuff · turndown · nonacceptance · disallowance · decline · withholding · noncompliance · stonewalling · obstruction · nonparticipation

Categories

divorce groundsadultery, cruelty, desertion, abandonment, infidelity
neglect crimeschild neglect, neglect, nonfeasance, failure to act, dereliction of duty

Opposites

fulfillment of obligations

nonsupportsupport

To uphold or sustain

child support · alimony · maintenance · provision · compliance

provision of assistance

nonsupportsupport

To uphold or sustain

assistance · aid · backing · help · provision

Family

support, supporter, supported, supporting, supportive, supports, supporters, unsupported, supportable

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Rated G