intractableness

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

Thân thiện

The child's intractableness made the simple errand take much longer.

Definition

Noun: The quality or state of being difficult to manage, influence, or control; stubbornness or unmanageability.

Usage

"Intractableness" is a formal noun used to describe a persistent, resistant quality in a person, situation, or thing. It emphasizes an inherent, often frustrating, resistance to guidance, change, or authority.

Examples

• The intractableness of the child made it impossible for the teacher to maintain order in the classroom.
• Engineers were frustrated by the material's intractableness, which prevented it from being shaped into the desired form.
• The intractableness of the political conflict led to a prolonged stalemate.

Advanced Usage

• "Sheer intractableness": Used to emphasize the absolute and uncompromising nature of the resistance.
  • The sheer intractableness of the problem defeated all our initial solutions.
• In academic or analytical contexts, it can describe non-physical concepts.
  • The paper discusses the intractableness of certain computational problems.

Variants and Related Words

• Intractable (adjective): Having the quality of intractableness; stubborn or hard to manage.
  • an intractable child; an intractable problem
• Intractability (noun): A more common synonym for "intractableness," identical in meaning.
• Tractable (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning easily managed, controlled, or taught.

Synonyms

• Stubbornness
• Obstinacy
• Recalcitrance
• Unmanageability
• Refractoriness

Antonyms

• Tractability
• Manageability
• Compliance
• Docility
• Pliancy

Học thuật

Noun

1. the trait of being hard to influence or control

Từ đồng nghĩa

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