intractability

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the trait of being hard to influence or control

Etymology

From intractable + -ity or in- + tractability.

In classic literature

Synonyms

intractableness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
trait
Narrower (hyponyms)
defiance, wildness, disobedience, refractoriness, stubbornness, balkiness
Opposite (antonyms)
tractability

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