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noun
The state or condition of being wilful; stubbornness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: unruliness, fractiousness, willfulness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intractability, intractableness
Narrower terms: contrariness, perversity, perverseness, wildness
History
From wilful + -ness.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
