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intractable

/ɪnˈtræktəbl/adjective

उच्चारण इन्ट्रैक्टबल

कठिन, दुःसाध्य; ज़िद्दी, हठी

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adjective
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    formal

    (of a problem or a person) very difficult to deal with

    कठिन, दुःसाध्य; ज़िद्दी, हठी

    • the intractable problem of unemployment
    • an intractable child
    • Poverty remains an intractable problem in many regions.
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    • The old machine proved intractable and could not be repaired.
    • Teachers found the boy intractable at first, but he settled down.

    Synonyms unmanageable stubborn obstinate difficult insoluble

    Opposite manageable tractable docile compliant

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in·trac·table

With -tract- and -able (not 'intractible').

बीच में -tract- और अंत में -able ('intractible' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the difficult words together: intractable (very difficult to solve or control), obstinate, intransigent (refusing to change), recalcitrant (refusing to obey), refractory.

कठिनता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: intractable (हल करना या नियंत्रित करना बहुत कठिन), obstinate, intransigent (बदलने से इनकार करने वाला), recalcitrant (आज्ञा न मानने वाला), refractory।

⌂Word origin and word building

From in- (not) and tractable (easy to control), as in tractor (something that pulls).

In- (नहीं) और tractable (आसानी से नियंत्रित) से, tractor (खींचने वाला) की तरह।