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Refractoriness

noun

The trait of being unmanageable. Synonyms: recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, unmanageableness.

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"Refractoriness" Quotes from Famous Books

... to be borne with. A sharp word would have silenced the mother's well-meant chatter at any time—for she was a fragile, nervous woman, entirely dependent on her surroundings—but none of them were capable of it, and their mere refractoriness counted ...

— Robert Elsmere • Mrs. Humphry Ward