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intractability

/ɪnˈtræk.tə.bɪl.ɪ.ti/ noun · British & US

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What does intractability mean?

noun

The quality of being difficult to understand or deal with; the state of being resistant to solution or treatment.

Example

"The intractability of the problem made it impossible to find a solution."

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Words that share this root

tract tractable tractability intractable

What's another word for intractability?

inaccessibility intractableness intractileness intractibility intractileness unmanageability

What's the opposite of intractability?

tractability manageability resolvability

Rhymes with intractability

tractability tractability tractability tractability