refractoriness
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From this refractoriness towards a royal ambassador it was thought the most serious results were now to be apprehended.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
A horse may be made restless by flies or by martial music, but with no refractoriness; the restive animal impatiently resists or struggles to break from control, as by bolting, flinging his rider, or otherwise.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald
The sparkle in his dark eyes became a blaze; the expression of defiance and refractoriness on his face was not pleasant to see.
From The Son of His Mother by Clara Viebig
An act of oblivion, as I may call it, shall pass upon all your former refractoriness: and you will once more make us happy in you, and in one another.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 by Samuel Richardson
This is a triumph of education; refractoriness is overcome.
From The Education of the Child by Ellen Key
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