Synonyms of the word

rebelliousness

• n. The state of being rebellious.

defiance

• n. The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
• n. Open or bold resistance to or disregard for authority, opposition, or power.
• n. A challenging attitude or behaviour; challenge.

insubordination

• n. The quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's…

intractability

• n. The state of being intractable; intractableness.

intractableness

• n. The state of being intractable; intractability.

resistance

• n. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
• n. (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
• n. (physics) Shortened form of electrical resistance.
• n. An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance…