balkiness

balk·y

B0042000 (bô′kē)adj. balk·i·er, balk·i·est 1. Given to stopping and refusing to go on: a balky horse; a balky client.2. Difficult to operate or start: a balky switch; a balky engine.

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balk′i·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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balkiness - likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedlyintractability, intractableness - the trait of being hard to influence or control