Intractableness (Noun)
Meaning
The trait of being hard to influence or control.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The child's intractableness made it impossible for the parents to negotiate a bedtime routine.
- The politician's intractableness on the issue ultimately led to the collapse of the coalition government.
- Despite his intractableness, the teacher refused to give up on the struggling student and found alternative methods to reach him.
- The company's intractableness in contract negotiations drove several key employees to leave and seek better opportunities.
- Her intractableness in the face of overwhelming evidence made it clear that no amount of reasoning would change her stance.
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Hyponyms
- Mulishness
- Refractoriness
- Obstinance
- Willfulness
- Recalcitrance
- Balkiness
- Wildness
- Wilfulness
- Stubbornness
- Disobedience
- Recalcitrancy
- Unruliness
- Defiance