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Intractability

The quality of being intractable; intractableness.

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Defiance 76% connected

The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.

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Disobedience 76% connected

Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition.

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Obstinacy 76% connected

A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to…

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Refractoriness 76% connected

The quality or condition of being refractory.

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Unruliness 76% connected

Quality or state unruly.

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Wildness 76% connected

The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; dis…

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Wilfulness 76% connected

See Willful, Willfully, and Willfulness.

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Trait 76% connected

A stroke; a touch.

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Intractable 74% connected

Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; a…

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Intractable 74% connected

Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; a…

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