Intractable - English meaning

Intractable – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Hard to control or deal with.
Usage examples:
Intractable economic problems
Synonims:
Unmanageable Uncontrollable Ungovernable Out of control Out of hand Impossible to cope with Difficult Awkward Complex Troublesome Demanding Burdensome

adjective
Difficult or impossible to manage or control
Usage examples:
Intractable problems, an intractable child

Intractable translation into English

Intractable: translate from English into Chinese

棘手的

Intractable: translate from English into Dutch

Onhandelbaar, Weerspannig

Intractable: translate from English into French

Intraitable, Insoluble, Indocile, Difficile à régler, Intransigeant

Intractable: translate from English into German

Unlösbar, Hartnäckig, Widerspenstig, Unlenksam, Unnachgiebig

Intractable: translate from English into Hindi

असभ्य, दुथसाध्य, बेअदब, अशिष्ट

Intractable: translate from English into Italian

Intrattabile

Intractable: translate from English into Korean

다루기 힘든, 처치하기 어려운, 가공하기 어려운

Intractable: translate from English into Russian

Неподатливый, Трудноизлечимый, Трудновоспитуемый, Непокорный, Труднообрабатываемый

Intractable: translate from English into Spanish

Intratable, Insoluble, Sin solución

Word origin

late 15th century: from Latin intractabilis, from in- ‘not’ + tractabilis (see tractable).

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Intractable – similar words

intractably

adverb
In a way that is very difficult or impossible to control, manage, or solve
Usage examples:
An intractably violent relationship, she is intractably opposed to hunting.

Intractably - all meanings in English

intractability

noun
The quality of being very difficult or impossible to control, manage, or solve
Usage examples:
The intractability of many social problems, their intractability meant that they couldn't come to a…

Intractability - all meanings in English

Intractable synonims

awkward

adjective
Causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.
Usage examples:
Some awkward questions

Awkward - all meanings in English

burdensome

adjective
Difficult to carry out or fulfil; taxing.
Usage examples:
The burdensome responsibilities of professional life

adjective
Causing difficulties or work
Usage examples:
A burdensome task

Burdensome - all meanings in English

complex

adjective
Consisting of many different and connected parts.
Usage examples:
A complex network of water channels

noun
A group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network.
Usage examples:
A complex of mountain roads

verb
Make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another.
Usage examples:
The dna was complexed with the nuclear extract

Complex - all meanings in English

demanding

adjective
(of a task) requiring much skill or effort.
Usage examples:
She has a busy and demanding job

verb
Ask authoritatively or brusquely.
Usage examples:
‘where is she?’ he demanded

adjective
Needing a lot of attention, effort, or time
Usage examples:
I’m trying to learn english, and i find it very demanding.

Demanding - all meanings in English

difficult

adjective
Needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.
Usage examples:
She had a difficult decision to make

adjective
Not easy or simple; hard to do or to understand
Usage examples:
It’s a difficult choice, but i’ve got to decide which job is better., he’s in a difficult situation…

Difficult - all meanings in English

out of control

idiom
If activities or events spin out of control, they change very quickly and in an uncontrolled way
Usage examples:
The country's economy seemed to be spinning out of control.

Out of control - all meanings in English

out of hand

idiom
Out of control
Usage examples:
Things got a little out of hand at the party and three windows were broken., he went to see his doc…

Out of hand - all meanings in English

troublesome

adjective
Causing difficulty or annoyance.
Usage examples:
Schools are removing troublesome pupils

adjective
Causing worry or anxiety
Usage examples:
The troublesome fact is that we haven’t gotten much done., his back has been troublesome for quite …

Troublesome - all meanings in English

uncontrollable

adjective
Not controllable.
Usage examples:
Her brother had an uncontrollable temper

adjective
Too strong or violent to be controlled
Usage examples:
An uncontrollable temper, i felt an uncontrollable desire to sit down., he was laughing uncontrolla…

Uncontrollable - all meanings in English

ungovernable

adjective
Impossible to control or govern.
Usage examples:
An ungovernable impulse to run away

adjective
Unable to be governed or controlled

Ungovernable - all meanings in English

unmanageable

adjective
Difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control.
Usage examples:
His behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home

Unmanageable - all meanings in English

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