intractability

/in,træktə'biliti/ Cách viết khác : (intractableness) /in'træktəblnis/

Thân thiện

The intractability of the problem frustrated the entire team.

Definition

Noun: The quality or state of being difficult to manage, influence, control, or manipulate. It describes an inherent resistance to guidance, direction, or change.

Usage

"Intractability" is a formal noun used to describe a stubborn, unmanageable, or uncontrollable nature in people, problems, materials, or situations. It often implies a deep-seated or inherent difficulty.

Examples

• The intractability of the political crisis frustrated all diplomatic efforts.
• A major challenge in the project was the intractability of the old software code.
• The teacher was concerned by the student's intractability and refusal to participate.

Advanced Usage

• "sheer intractability": Used to emphasize the absolute and overwhelming nature of the difficulty.
  • The sheer intractability of the disease has baffled researchers for decades.
• In academic or technical contexts, it can describe the property of a material that is difficult to shape or work with, or a mathematical problem that is very hard to solve.

Variants and Related Words

• Intractable (adjective): Having the quality of intractability; stubborn, hard to manage, or difficult to solve.
  • an intractable child, an intractable problem
• Intractableness (noun): A less common synonym for "intractability."

Synonyms

• Stubbornness
• Obstinacy
• Recalcitrance
• Unmanageability
• Refractoriness

Antonyms

• Tractability
• Manageability
• Compliance
• Docility
• Flexibility

Học thuật

Noun

1. the trait of being hard to influence or control

Từ đồng nghĩa

• intractableness