Incorrigibility

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being incorrigible. uncountable

    "In keeping with the goals of the new eugenics movement, McCulloch was claiming to offer scientific evidence of the incorrigibility of poor rural whites."

Synonyms

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defianceindocilityintractabilityrecalcitranceresistanceunmanageability

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"In keeping with the goals of the new eugenics movement, McCulloch was claiming to offer scientific evidence of the incorrigibility of poor rural whites."

Etymology

From incorrigible + -ity.

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