Deference and Refractoriness

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Deference noun - A readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others.

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Refractoriness is an antonym for deference.

Refractoriness noun - Refusal to obey.

Usage example: I wish that teenager would grow up—she still displays the refractoriness of a two-year-old

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Deference is an antonym for refractoriness.

Nearby Words: refractory, refractor

$Similar words of refractoriness$

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$Antonyms for refractoriness$

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