2
fussiness(noun, difficulty)
2
grouchiness(noun, sullenness)
2
hardness(noun, difficulty)
2
harshness(noun, difficulty)
2
inflexibility(noun, obstinacy)
2
insubordination(order, disregard, command, opposition, resistance)
2
malevolence(noun, sullenness)
2
meanness(noun, sullenness)
2
obstinateness(noun, order, command, resistance, obstinacy)
2
oppositeness(noun, opposition, contrast)
2
petulance(noun, sullenness)
2
pigheadedness(noun, obstinacy, unreasonableness, willfulness, unmanageability)
2
rebellion(order, disregard, command, opposition, resistance)
2
refractoriness
2
reluctance(noun, obstinacy, unwillingness, unreasonableness, willfulness)
2
resistance(noun, unwillingness)
2
roughness(noun, difficulty)
2
severity(noun, difficulty)
2
sourness(noun, sullenness)
2
sullenness(noun, sullenness)
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