Meanings
nounintractability (countable and uncountable, plural intractabilities)
plural intractabilities
- countableuncountableThe state of being intractable; intractableness.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe trait of being hard to influence or control
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Translations
Bulgarian непокорност, неподатливост
- непокорност (nepokornost)(of people) the state of being intractable
- неподатливост (nepodatlivost)(of things) the state of being intractable
Dutch eigenzinnigheid, eigenwijsheid
- eigenzinnigheid(of people) the state of being intractable
- eigenwijsheid(of people) the state of being intractable
- eigengereidheid(of people) the state of being intractable
- onhandelbaarheid(of people) the state of being intractable
- balsturigheid(of people) the state of being intractable
- onmeegaandheid(of people) the state of being intractable
- lastigheid(of things) the state of being intractable
- hardnekkigheid(of things) the state of being intractable
Irish docheansaitheacht, domhúinteacht
- docheansaitheacht(of people) the state of being intractable
- domhúinteacht(of people) the state of being intractable
- docheansaitheacht(of things) the state of being intractable
Spanish intratabilidad, intratabilidad
- intratabilidad(of people) the state of being intractable
- intratabilidad(of things) the state of being intractable
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intractability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intractability
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“intractability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intractability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intractability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intractability.
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