Balkiness
Balkiness noun - Refusal to obey.
Usage example: the teen's unrelenting balkiness was truly frustrating
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- stubbornness and balkiness
- stubbornness and tenacity
- obstinacy and balkiness
- obstinacy and tenacity
- pertinacity and balkiness
- pertinacity and tenacity
- obduracy and balkiness
- obduracy and tenacity
- bullheadedness and balkiness
- bullheadedness and tenacity
- pigheadedness and balkiness
- pigheadedness and tenacity
- contrariness and balkiness
- contrariness and tenacity
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