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recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, refractoriness, unmanageableness
the trait of being unmanageable
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wildness
an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature
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defiance, rebelliousness
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
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fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
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balkiness
likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly
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mulishness, obstinacy, obstinance, stubbornness
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
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disobedience
the trait of being unwilling to obey
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insubordination
defiance of authority
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obstreperousness
noisy defiance
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contrariness, perverseness, perversity
deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
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badness, mischievousness, naughtiness
an attribute of mischievous children
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wildness
an unruly disposition to do as one pleases
