What is another word for in-tractability?
Pronunciation: [ɪntɹˌaktəbˈɪlɪti] (IPA) 
In-tractability refers to the quality or state of being difficult or impossible to manage, control, or solve. There are several synonyms for in-tractability, including obstinacy, stubbornness, recalcitrance, intransigence, and resistance. Obstinate individuals are usually unyielding in their views, opinions or decisions, and mostly refuse to change them. A person that is stubborn tends to be unyielding to reason. Individuals showing recalcitrance are always unwilling to follow orders or comply with rules. Intransigence refers to unwillingness to compromise while resistance means oppositional in nature, always opposing an idea or approach. All these synonyms of in-tractability explain the challenge of persuading or convincing an individual, organization, or group to adopt a different way of doing things.
