intractableness

in·trac·ta·ble  (n-trkt-bl)

adj.

1. Difficult to manage or govern; stubborn. See Synonyms at unruly.

2. Difficult to mold or manipulate: intractable materials.

3. Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure: intractable pain.

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in·tracta·bili·ty, in·tracta·ble·ness n.

in·tracta·bly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

intractableness - the trait of being hard to influence or control intractability trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness - the trait of being unmanageable wildness - an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature defiance, rebelliousness - intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness - the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline balkiness - likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly mulishness, obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness - the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome disobedience - the trait of being unwilling to obey