7
recalcitrance(noun, control, order, quality, command)
6
intractability(noun, control, order, quality, command)
6
unruliness(noun, control, order, quality, command)
5
defiance
5
indocility(noun, control, order, quality, command)
5
obstinacy(noun, control, order, quality, command)
5
unmanageability(noun, control, order, quality, condition)
4
refractoriness(noun, control, order, quality, condition)
3
obstinateness(noun, control, order, quality, command)
3
rebelliousness(noun, order, command, resistance, obstinacy)
3
recalcitrancy(noun, control, order, quality, condition)
3
uncontrollability(noun, control, order, quality, condition)
2
disobedience(noun, resistance, stubbornness, noncooperation, disorderliness)
2
disorderliness(noun, control, order, quality, command)
2
fractiousness(noun, control, order, quality, command)
2
insubordination
2
intractableness(noun, control, order, quality, command)
2
uncontrollableness(noun, control, order, quality, command)
2
ungovernableness(noun, control, order, quality, command)
2
untowardness(noun, control, order, quality, command)
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