# misobservance

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An instance or the practice of not complying with a law, custom, command or rule, or doing so wrongly.
2. The custom of not celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.

## Etymology
From mis- + observance.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/misobservance