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intractability


Meanings
  • adjective

    Unyielding or unwilling to be controlled, managed, or dealt with; refusing to cooperate or respond.

    - "The intractable patient refused to take his medication."
    - "Despite our best efforts, the intractable problem could not be solved."

Variants
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intractabilities , intractability , intractable , intractably
Etymology
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From the Latin word 'intractabilis', meaning ungovernable or unmanageable.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'intractability' was first used in English literature in the 16th century.

  2. In psychology, intractability is often used to describe individuals with severe mental health conditions who are resistant to treatment.


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  1. obstinacy: A close related concept to intractability, obstinacy refers to the persistent refusal to change one's opinion or behavior, even when faced with compelling evidence or reasoning.

  2. stubbornness: Another related concept, stubbornness refers to the determination to continue in a course of action despite opposition or evidence to the contrary.


Quotes
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  1. But now anesthesiologists have begun turning to an herb to help treat a deadly and often "intractable" lung condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people a year.

    - Eric Nagourney,{it}New York Times{/it},26 Oct. 1999
  2. Sepsis, which is what happens to the body when an infection goes bad, is one of mankind's oldest and most "intractable" foes.

    - Leon Jaroff,{it}Time{/it},24 July 2000
  3. Contrary to the idea of black holes sucking everything, even light, into inconceivable nothingness, Hawking proposed that there was one thing that could escape a black hole's "intractable" grip: thermal radiation …

    - Bruno Maddox,{it}Discover{/it},September 2006

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Intractability is a common theme in literature and psychology, often used to describe characters or individuals who are difficult to deal with or understand. It can also be used metaphorically to describe situations or problems that are resistant to solution.

How to Memorize "intractability"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a rock that cannot be moved or shaped, no matter how hard one tries. This is intractability.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'intractability' with the idea of being unyielding or unwilling to change.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the acronym 'I-N-T-R-A-C-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y', where each letter stands for a word that reminds you of the definition.


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