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What is another word for
defy
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Verb
To fight against or put up an opposition to
To face, resist or oppose with boldness or courage
To disregard the rules or refuse to conform
To challenge or question a belief or supposition
To challenge (someone) to do something difficult or impossible
To elude in a baffling way
To take violent action against an established government or ruler
To ignore disrespectfully
To answer in a cheeky or rude manner
To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
To use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.)
Noun
The state of being intractable
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Verb
▲
To fight against or put up an opposition to
oppose
resist
fight
withstand
repel
buck
rebel against
hold out against
put up a fight against
challenge
stand up to
counter
contest
battle
combat
struggle against
confront
take on
dispute
fly in the face of
controvert
thwart
strive against
oppugn
contend with
fight against
face
attack
cross
take a stand against
object to
go against
take issue with
face down
block
check
obstruct
be in opposition to
gainsay
contradict
contend
set your face against
tackle
be against
hinder
prevent
be anti
argue against
be hostile to
argue with
speak out against
quarrel with
be in defiance of
encounter
dislike
disagree
disagree with
disapprove
assail
dissent
refuse
assault
disapprove of
react
protest
beat
meet
impede
stop
inhibit
halt
restrain
frustrate
face off
stem
not support
not countenance
curb
frown at
call in question
run counter to
speak against
take up arms against
react against
stand up and be counted against
make a stand against
kick against
take a stand
revolt against
rise up against
agitate against
duel
unseat
rival
meet head-on
question
reluct
campaign against
countervail
counteract
stonewall
compete against
tangle with
compete with
oppose action
dissent with
baulk at
dig in your heels
lock horns with
refuse to accept
vie against
have bone to pick
take wind out of sails
spare no effort
put up an argument
negate
repulse
rebuff
ward off
dissent from
eliminate
fend off
stave off
rally against
come to blows with
feud with
end
clash
war
contravene
fight off
hold at bay
match
resolve
battle against
do battle with
fight with
cope with
put an end to
bring to an end to
begin battle with
set upon
strike
launch
battle with
skirmish with
clash with
engage
wrest with
scrap with
wage war against
grapple with
enter into combat with
fall on
mount an attack on
wage war on
come to close quarters with
give battle to
join battle with
deny
rebut
argue
take
counterattack
withstay
take issue
more ❯
“I will not go in, and I will
defy
any attempt to make me.”
Verb
▲
To face, resist or oppose with boldness or courage
confront
brave
face
beard
brazen
outface
endure
breast
resist
withstand
tackle
bear
outbrave
tolerate
take
weather
stand
front
outdare
flout
cope with
stand up to
deal with
face up to
face down
go up against
face out
square up to
stare down
ride out
brazen out
take on
grapple with
hold your own
meet head-on
stand your ground
stay the course
go one-on-one
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
live through
stand up against
come face to face with
prevail against
be defiant
stick to your guns
face up
put on a bold front
stand fast
put a bold face on it
hold out
hang tough
hold the line against
fly in face of
stick fast
remain firm
stand firm
persevere in the face of
go the distance against
call someone's bluff
take a stand against
treat with contempt
dare
oppose
challenge
meet
face off
sustain
fight
suffer
put up with
accost
come up against
handle
repel
cross
stomach
encounter
risk
survive
swallow
browbeat
overawe
cow
intimidate
duel
outstare
attack
buck
dispute
undergo
scorn
brook
countenance
abide
meet head on
affront
experience
court
venture
be confronted by
stick out
sit through
stare out
waylay
square off
go through
fly in the face of
sit and take it
call out
submit to
hold out against
stand firm against
take aside
throw down the gauntlet
hang on
face with
resign oneself to
subject oneself to
bear the brunt of
brace oneself for
grin and bear
brave out
live out
square off against
be patient with
denounce
question
hack
support
wear
laugh at
muster courage
engage
absorb
bide
accept
run the gauntlet
make my day
overcome
beat
battle
thole
pocket
attempt
step over the line
knock chip off shoulder
eyeball
play
allow
stand for
sweat out
stick with
hold with
take patiently
go along with
abide by
object to
approach
brace for
contend with
assault
play against
thwart
combat
make a stand against
look straight in the eye
be drawn against
make a stand
bit the bullet
contest
stick
brace
take the bull by the horns
traverse
cope
violate
bear up against
hold off
take a chance on
take the plunge
defy danger
win out
take a plunge
not give up
take it
stand one's ground against
take a header
hold one's ground against
put up struggle
hold your ground
take a flyer
take a chance
take a chance with
go
live with
bear with
permit
be doing with
meet with
grin and bear it
persist
outlast
indulge
keep up
stick it out
admit
sanction
last
persevere
see
tough out
hang in
hang in there
feel
concede
continue
admit of
pass
have
receive
remain
prevail
surmount
digest
outlive
yield to
see through
take kindly to
never say die
approve of
wait out
come through
carry on
live on
hold up
run on
go on
get through
pull through
shoulder
taste
stay
know
condone
sweat
witness
forbear
carry
perdure
linger
hold
allow for
accede to
sit tight
lump it
concede to
agree to
be patient
get used to
consent to
learn to live with
make the best of
show forbearance
sit out
hold on
reconcile oneself to
become accustomed to
become resigned to
become reconciled to
bow to
take something lying down
come in for
be subjected to
carry through
be durable
be left
bear up
make allowance for
rise above
bear up under
wear well
stay on
take it like a man
stick in there
tough it out
suck it up
bear the brunt
gut it out
manage
assume
buy
help
hear of
be big
submit
entertain
reconcile
wink at
blink at
come to grips with
submit oneself to
be forced to contend with
be faced with
lump
maintain
acquiesce
licence
US
license
UK
sit still for
withstand subjection to
pass through
be reconciled to
go with
run
operate
surrender to
adjust to
ride
reconcile oneself
resign yourself
keep up with
bite the bullet
get on with
tough out it
see out
green-light
see through to the bitter end
acclimatize oneself to
sit and take
acquiesce to
capitulate to
withtake
onfang
accommodate oneself to
dwell
be big about
authorize
US
authorise
UK
eat
be impermeable to
weather storm
persist through
be impervious to
die hard against
persevere against
be proof against
persist with
be resistant to
continue to exist
go the distance
stand up
keep going
chug away
plug away
stay round
stay around
hang in the air
afford
be extant
remain standing
fall for
never say die in the face of
wait
undertake
defer
yield
share
bow
allow oneself
show forbearance towards
make allowance
engage in
last out
come through unscathed
make it
make it through
make allowances for
live
exist
tarry
be
keep on
be timeless
cling on
wear on
be long lived
stick to
have no end
more ❯
“Anger is the last resource left with which to
defy
the oppressive circumstance.”
Verb
▲
To disregard the rules or refuse to conform
disobey
contravene
violate
flout
break
infringe
breach
disregard
ignore
mock
spurn
contemn
despise
go against
rebel against
refuse to obey
kick against
fly in the face of
set at naught
cock a snook at
hurl defiance at
thumb nose at
infract
transgress
offend
oppose
overstep
resist
fail to comply with
fracture
traduce
fail to observe
trespass
commit a breach of
challenge
encroach
transgress against
counteract
repudiate
withstand
pay no heed to
contradict
take no notice of
rebel
fight
exceed
neglect
reject
go beyond
set aside
dig your heels in
not comply with
go counter to
pay no attention to
be in breach of
disagree with
bypass
veto
scout
encroach upon
dissent
tresspass against
renege on
fall foul of
violate law
buck
ride roughshod over
take no account of
leave out
set your face against
be at odds with
come out against
thwart
cross
combat
kick over the traces
fight against
rage against
refuse to accept the authority of
struggle against
offend against
revolt
riot
mutiny
strike
insurrect
revolution
decline
revolutionize
US
object
dare
shirk
desert
evade
misbehave
balk
US
recalcitrate
differ
disagree
baulk
UK
revolutionise
UK
run riot
not mind
be remiss
break rules
not listen
not heed
break the rules
rise in arms
refuse to comply
fly in face of
take law into own hands
rise up
be insubordinate
run amok
protest
demonstrate
remonstrate
rampage
denounce
renounce
take to the streets
rock the boat
get out of line
secede
break with
make waves
turn against
agitate
arise
campaign
stage a rebellion
rise up in arms
take up arms
mount a rebellion
stir up trouble
go on rampage
stage
mount the barricades
rise
disobey authority
oppose authority
resist authority
defy authority
go on strike
take part in an uprising
refuse to obey orders
take part in an insurrection
kick over
rise against
more ❯
“Any member who wishes to
defy
the rules and policies given to him by his full-time elected officials exposes himself to fines.”
Verb
▲
To challenge or question a belief or supposition
dispute
question
query
debate
doubt
argue
contest
call in question
call into question
push back
push back against
challenge
oppose
resist
oppugn
impeach
litigate
blast
object to
struggle against
strive against
take issue with
take a stand against
contradict
refute
rebut
disprove
deny
impugn
controvert
gainsay
negate
interrogate
inquire
US
counter
denounce
test
investigate
remonstrate
accost
address
call out
demur against
protest against
call one's bluff
throw down
take exception to
disapprove of
demur about
enquire
UK
disagree with
be a dissenter from
“Nishad and Gaura
defy
the belief that romanticism and revolution can never go hand in hand.”
Verb
▲
To challenge (someone) to do something difficult or impossible
challenge
dare
provoke
stump
throw down the gauntlet
goad
taunt
invite
summon
bid
call someone's bluff
issue a challenge to
try
start something
invite to debate
ask for trouble
urge
bully
“I invite you, no, I
defy
you, to pack your things and come with me right this minute, and see for yourself who my clients are and what they do for a living.”
Verb
▲
To elude in a baffling way
escape
defeat
elude
foil
frustrate
baffle
thwart
confound
be beyond
challenge
surpass
exceed
beggar
avoid
dodge
sidestep
duck
shun
evade
eschew
skirt
balk
US
baulk
UK
steer clear of
shake
bypass
miss
lose
shirk
circumvent
finesse
scape
ditch
bilk
shuck
check
prevent
run away from
body-swerve
get around
shuffle out of
slip through the net of
escape the clutches of
get away from
end-run
slip out
give a wide berth
shy
flee
stay away from
give the slip
keep your distance
lead on a merry chase
leave behind
escape from
fly
give the runaround
break away from
sneak away
weasel out of
shake off
cheat
“It is a fact which would
defy
belief, were it not the result of an official inquiry.”
Verb
▲
To take violent action against an established government or ruler
revolt
rebel
mutiny
resist
riot
insurrect
rise
oppose
arise
strike
renounce
overthrow
overturn
rise up
be insubordinate
turn against
oppose authority
disobey authority
resist authority
defy authority
take up arms
take to the streets
refuse to obey orders
take part in an uprising
show resistance
take up arms against
make waves
rock the boat
get out of line
dissent
protest
disobey
rampage
run amok
agitate
fight
remonstrate
demonstrate
denounce
stage a rebellion
mount a rebellion
rise up in arms
go against
run riot
break with
come out against
combat
secede
go on strike
kick over
rise against
rally
take part in an insurrection
refuse to obey
take a stand
mobilise
UK
march against
stand up to
mobilize
US
take on
struggle
face down
campaign
rise in opposition
mount the barricades
stir up trouble
go on rampage
stage
defy the authorities
insurge
revolute
rise up against
man the barricades
fight in the streets
more ❯
Verb
▲
To ignore disrespectfully
disregard
flout
disdain
scorn
despise
disparage
snub
disrespect
slight
spurn
disesteem
disobey
fail
ignore
vilipend
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
brush off
pooh-pooh
refuse to acknowledge
have contempt for
have no use for
rebuff
reject
dismiss
cold-shoulder
give someone the brush-off
sniff at
high-hat
deride
stiff-arm
freeze out
shun
give the cold shoulder
give someone the go-by
give the brush
knock back
repudiate
snoot
brush aside
scout
treat with contempt
repulse
put down
look down on
cut dead
look down upon
give the cold shoulder to
look right through someone
belittle
discount
mock
hate
sneer at
undervalue
scoff at
diss
dis
misprize
contemn
stiff
ostracize
US
coldshoulder
make light of
blank
neglect
sneeze at
turn up one's nose at
ostracise
UK
snout
act cool
look down one's nose at
not give time of day
take no notice of
revile
walk over
jeer at
feel contempt for
deprecate
denigrate
diminish
thumb nose at
discredit
play down
discard
disclaim
disown
exclude
ridicule
decline
cut
tell someone to get lost
look past
send to Coventry
turn up one's nose
look straight through
steer clear of
turn down
refuse to entertain
make unwelcome
tell someone where to get off
wipe
wave aside
make little of
undermine
slam dunk
cast aside
chill
abhor
dishonor
US
sweep aside
express contempt
dishonour
UK
cut out
keep at arm's length
give the brushoff
snub one's nose at
look through
ice out
disaffirm
hold up to scorn
abominate
regard with contempt
pour scorn on
show contempt for
be allergic to
renege on
hold in contempt
go back on
refuse to fulfil
backtrack on
be contemptuous about
turn your nose up at
turn deaf ear to
turn back on
show disrespect for
show disrespect
blink at
treat disrespectfully
shrug off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To answer in a cheeky or rude manner
talk back
sass
retort
argue
quibble
contradict
answer back
be cheeky
be impertinent
answer defiantly
answer impertinently
argue with
come back
be rude
disagree with
riposte
counter
react
retaliate
cheek
respond
wise off
be cheeky to
talk back to
be impertinent to
come back at
mouth off
be sassy to
respond cheekily to
fight back
sass back
backchat
answer back to
answer
reply
rejoin
crack
hurl back
rebut
bite back
round on someone
fling back
snap back
squelch
top
repay
requite
shoot back
acknowledge
say in response
come back with
return
snap
more ❯
Verb
▲
To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
complain
gripe
grumble
beef
bellyache
bleat
carp
grouse
moan
object
protest
whine
whinge
grieve
grouch
grump
bemoan
bewail
deplore
fuss
grizzle
groan
growl
lament
nag
remonstrate
reproach
charge
denounce
holler
nitpick
caterwaul
cavil
chirp
chunter
crab
create
criticise
UK
criticize
US
croak
demur
dissent
fret
inveigh
keen
kvetch
maunder
mither
murmur
mutter
oppose
repine
scream
squawk
squeal
wail
whimper
yammer
yaup
yawp
yowl
accuse
ascribe
attack
contravene
crib
deprecate
differ
disagree
disapprove
expostulate
gainsay
impute
indict
kick
knock
lay
natter
refute
snivel
twine
kick up a fuss
find fault
nit-pick
sound off
find fault with
carry on
kick up a stink
object to
rail at
run down
inveigh against
make a fuss
speak out against
take exception to
plain over
go on about
pick holes in
lodge a complaint
make a complaint
put the boot in
look askance
be on at someone
speak up
express concern
show concern
quibble
go on
cry
mourn
take exception
niggle
condemn
raise objections
fulminate
rant
except
scold
complain about
express disapproval
challenge
take issue
grieve over
howl
dispute
censure
sigh over
spout
rage
split hairs
bluster
argue
rave
rail
make a stand
take a stand
put up a fight
express disagreement
rue
thunder
regret
kick up a fuss about
kick up a stink about
take issue with
raise objections to
make a fuss about
repent
sorrow for
weep
make a stink
bother
grieve for
decry
weep over
wail for
sing the blues
cry over
express regret about
mumble
greet
objurgate
hypercriticize
sorrow
bawl
witter
reprove
pule
beef about
sob
protest against
quibble about
berate
sigh
upbraid
yap
make a mountain out of a molehill
raise Cain
rebel
resist
hurt
make a scene
blubber
storm
fight
make a song and dance
balk
US
pick holes
huff
cry out
lodge a protest
combat
baulk
UK
kvetch about
express disapproval of
roar
blast
express opposition
speak out
rock the boat
moan about
take a stand against
bristle
fulminate against
fume
rail against
make an objection
make a protest to
express sorrow
express sorrow about
sorrow over
kick against
wail over
shed tears over
keen over
whisper
gurn
plead
kick up a rumpus
quarrel
bicker
sulk
anathematize
execrate
curse
blow off steam
go on at
yelp
disparage
screech
scream bloody murder
make a big thing out of
make a big thing of
make a meal of
make a thing of
sorrow about
niggle about
pettifog
cry the blues
raise a ruckus
kick up a storm
pick on
pan
peck
grouch about
rumble
sound off about
bellyache about
complain vehemently about
be picky
be hypercritical
rag
dwell on
repeat
keep on
pick at
disagree with
stickle
scruple
snarl
gabble
sputter
slur
drone
muddle
swallow
burble
boggle
reason
dissuade
talk under your breath
admonish
cut up
express doubts
shout
harp upon
dwell upon
disturb
pester
beat one's breast about
cry over spilt milk
UK
express doubt
moan over
raise doubts
beat one's breast
cry over spilled milk
US
weep for
express woe for
wring one's hands over
express sorrow for
wail about
explode
bellow
protest to
complain to
blub
boohoo
reprimand
mewl
shed tears
rant and rave
harp on
express objections
mind
express objections to
ululate
be in opposition
argue against
lodge a protest against
express disagreement with
remonstrate against
reprehend
revolt
drip
squall
anguish
suffer
bleed
agonize
US
castigate
have a problem
be in opposition to
disapprove of
spurn
quarrel with
grumble about
have a problem with
grouse about
cavil at
draw the line
vociferate
discommend
discountenance
cross
disavow
rant about
gripe about
disesteem
draw the line at
break down
let go
argue with
vituperate
harangue
let it out
burst into tears
frown on
beg to differ
make a protest
say no
voice disapproval
be displeased
raise objection
take on
abuse
revile
rate
jaw
objurate
whip
be against
take up the cudgels
thumbs down
say no to
back-talk
be displeased by
bawl out
expostulate about
protest strongly at
make a stand against
criticize severely
thunder against
make a protest against
declaim against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
oppose strongly
put up a fight against
tongue-lash
rage against
chew out
complain bitterly about
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
tangle with
go-one-on-one
mix it up with
take to task
wear black
agonise
UK
ache
miss
languish
yearn
pine
wring hands
long for
be sad
take it hard
be brokenhearted
shoot off one's mouth
be sorry
eat your heart out
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To use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.)
override
cancel
annul
repeal
rescind
nullify
revoke
invalidate
quash
retract
overrule
negate
countermand
abrogate
reverse
withdraw
void
vacate
overturn
recall
veto
repudiate
overthrow
recant
disallow
upset
outvote
defeat
flout
set aside
take back
declare null and void
rule against
prevail over
ride roughshod over
trample underfoot
trample upon
make null and void
abolish
disannul
avoid
undo
strike down
dissolve
nix
obviate
null
scrap
scrub
abort
roll back
render invalid
abate
drop
abandon
renege
vitiate
discharge
do away with
lift
dismantle
call back
call off
axe
UK
cry off
stop
renounce
render null and void
disclaim
alter
abjure
ax
US
terminate
annihilate
wipe out
put an end to
make void
X-out
disaffirm
ditch
discontinue
dump
remove
backtrack on
erase
obliterate
suspend
reject
waive
call
eliminate
change
backpedal
overset
forswear
prostrate
down
dismiss
kill
throw out
disqualify
counteract
knock down
bring down
knock something on the head
back out of
blow sky-high
discount
retreat
refuse
back-pedal on
go against
withcall
scratch
do a U-turn on
unsay
zap
end
watergate
KO
forget
revert
backwater
take out
call in
shelve
give up
break off
bottle up
cork up
shut down
hush up
black out
undermine
weaken
put the lid on
put damper on
renege on
chop
weasel out
shoot down
wash out
wangle out
torpedo
deracinate
go back on
supersede
subvert
crawl out of
pull the plug
counterbalance
unfit
neutralise
UK
impair
offset
circumduct
neutralize
US
remit
get rid of
break
knock out
do in
finish off
retire
refute
extinguish
redline
render meaningless
discard
belay
counterpoise
turf
countercheck
suppress
redress
ignore
give the chop
rule out
declare invalid
render inert
go back on your word
wipe slate clean
disown
deny
expunge
counterorder
rub out
disavow
abnegate
cut
delete
prohibit
cancel out
forbid
back out
back down
halt
decline
foreswear
exclude
relinquish
block
prevent
backtrack
blue pencil
turn down
efface
give the thumbs down to
disestablish
negative
desist
squash
disapprove
renig
cease
reprobate
rebuff
blot out
interdict
stamp out
withhold
oppose
bring to an end
back off
eat your words
forget about
throw over
eradicate
knock back
say no to
give the red light to
finish
jettison
junk
trash
rebut
unmake
apologize
US
welsh
cast aside
contravene
quit
apologise
UK
divorce
draw back
spurn
take away
make ineffective
forgo
preclude
ban
forget it
root out
pass
discountenance
forsake
contradict
sweep away
dispense with
interrupt
break with
deselect
turn thumbs down
change mind
have change of heart
dial back
pack in
desist from
turn your back on
pass on
not grant
lay off
cut off
pass up
worm out of
give something a miss
balk at
give thumbs down to
relax
countervail
raise
postpone
declare
bleep
mothball
sever
chuck in
purge
omit
wind down
inter
bring to a close
lay in the grave
bury
put to rest
hold a funeral
inhume
entomb
put six feet under
get off the hook
apostatize
render void
phase out
take off
vote down
pull back
disacknowledge
row back
climb down
forbear
opt out
stand down
worm out
cross out
strike out
X out
eat crow
eat humble pie
put a stop to
excuse oneself
pull out
beg off
check
arrest
blank out
edit out
do a U-turn
do an about-turn
ink out
block out
white out
blackball
call all bets off
abdicate
frustrate
ding
impugn
traverse
stonewall
cross
blue-pencil
stroke out
wimp out
cop out
crap out
x out
put a line through
bring
get cold feet
put down
retrograde
recede
nig
retrocede
fly in the face of
work against
interfere with
run counter to
cast off
pull up
refuse to acknowledge
divorce oneself from
turn back on
refuse to accept
wash your hands of
lay to rest
reel in
fall back
take in
row back on
kick
shun
can
forfeit
change one's tune
do an about-turn on
cut short
shake
jilt
sacrifice
part with
resign from
eighty-six
finish with
dust off
write off
break up
pack up
knock off
have done with
leave off
lay off of
withdraw from
throw up
retire from
shut off
part from
cut out
give over
knock it off
call a halt
stop midstream
pull the plug on
call it quits
bar
except
debar
avert
forfend
proscribe
forestall
destroy
deter
bate
leave out
put paid to
count out
ward off
not consider
shut out
close out
freeze out
close one's doors to
exterminate
extirpate
liquidate
squelch
excise
repulse
inhibit
shed
begrudge
snuff out
restrain
taboo
clean up
put the kibosh on
close down
put kibosh on
give the brush-off to
enjoin from
stand in the way
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The state of being intractable
intractableness
recalcitrance
rebelliousness
refractoriness
intractability
obstreperousness
obstinacy
insubordination
contrariness
contumacy
rebellion
disorderliness
wildness
opposition
recalcitrancy
perversity
confrontation
contempt
provocation
fractiousness
insolence
audacity
boldness
bravado
challenge
temerity
affront
brazenness
call
cartel
command
dare
effrontery
gas
guts
impudence
insurgence
insurgency
lip
muster
order
revolt
sass
spite
stump
summons
obstinateness
unmanageability
enjoinder
factiousness
impugnment
untowardness
ungovernableness
uncontrollableness
uncontrollability
indocility
back talk
big talk
hot air
throwing of the gauntlet
unruliness
defiance
waywardness
disobedience
frowardness
balkiness
willfulness
despite
resistance
obduracy
awkwardness
indiscipline
stubbornness
dissent
subversion
subversiveness
noncooperation
cantankerousness
ungovernability
pig-headedness
incorrigibility
disregard
mutinousness
scorn
daring
truculence
violation
perverseness
uncooperativeness
mulishness
cheekiness
cheek
non-compliance
recidivism
pigheadedness
difficultness
wilfulness
doggedness
intransigence
pertinacity
pertinaciousness
naughtiness
mischievousness
misbehaviour
UK
bullheadedness
hardheadedness
mischief
misbehavior
US
roguery
impishness
misconduct
troublemaking
unreasonableness
stroppiness
delinquency
disruptiveness
carryings-on
bad behaviour
acting-up
bloody-mindedness
tenacity
determination
tenaciousness
obstinance
purpose
reluctance
contradictoriness
capriciousness
cussedness
contradictiveness
wrong-headedness
ill-temper
obstructiveness
unhelpfulness
bolshiness
opinionatedness
obdurateness
indomitability
intransigency
self-will
riotousness
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