intractableness

/ɪnˈtræktəbəlnəs/
noun
  1. The quality of being very difficult to control, manage, or deal with.
    • Her intractableness during negotiations made it impossible to reach a compromise.
    • The intractableness of the stain meant no amount of scrubbing could remove it.
    • The intractableness of the disease frustrated doctors for decades.
  2. The quality of being stubborn or unwilling to change one's attitude or position.
    • The child's intractableness wore down even the most patient babysitter.
    • Intractableness in a leader can prevent a team from adapting to new challenges.
    • His intractableness on the issue of school uniforms annoyed the other committee members.
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