Acceptance • [Element] • dyn.pr. Non-acceptance<–>Acceptance • a decision to allow, tolerate, or adapt; a decision not to oppose • Acceptance is simply allowing something without opposition. Of course, this can eliminate many potential conflicts by refusing to stand against inequity. On the other hand, that might build an internal inequity if one cannot truly adapt and merely tolerates. In addition, if the source of the inequity keeps churning out trouble Acceptance will allow that negative process to continue unencumbered • syn. acquiescence, tolerance, allowance for, consent, submission