nonsurvival adjective 1noun 1 adjective1 •Not of or pertaining to survival.We not only kill (harvest) wheat for food but also kill (chop down) trees for nonsurvival needs, such as paper. — 1988 noun1 •Failure to survive.Once again, therefore, there is no simple relationship between mass-populist versus elite-dominated regimes and survival versus nonsurvival. — 1978
