intractability

noun

Definition of intractabilitynext
as in rebellion
refusal to obey the dog's frustrating intractability forced the family to try obedience training by a professional

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  1. rebellion
  2. defiance
  3. recalcitrance
  4. disrespect
Noun
  • Meanwhile, inside Squid Game, tensions reach a boiling point as Gi-hun and his allies clash with the guards, sparking an armed rebellion.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • This space serves as the path to the Masked Managers’ dormitory and also as the setting for the players’ rebellion against the Front Man.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of rebellion
Noun
  • The day after Luigi Mangione was indicted for murder, 200 top American CEOs came together, under heavily armed protection, in a bold statement of defiance of the populist fringes, not frightened away or intimidated for standing up for leadership and American character.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The defiance came not from the handful of moderate Republicans who have previously earned the president-elect’s ire.
    Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of defiance
Noun
  • But recalcitrance among the top brass continued to thwart meaningful change.
    Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Trying to figure out how to deal with a man whose seems more wired for recalcitrance than responsiveness.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Definition of recalcitrance
Noun
  • However, Trump has made plain his disrespect for the Constitution, and people can be ruined, financially and otherwise, by unfounded investigations — as many staff members for presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama learned to their sorrow.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
  • No disrespect to the American blue line, but the drop-off after Buium is wider for USA.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of disrespect
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