waywardness

/ˈweɪwərdnəs/
noun
  1. The quality of being difficult to control, unpredictable, or disobedient.
    • The waywardness of the wind made sailing dangerous.
    • The teacher struggled with the waywardness of the unruly class.
    • Her waywardness as a teenager worried her parents.
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