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intractable

IPA pronunciation: /ɪnˈtræk.tə.bəl/

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Russian meaning

Трудноразрешимый, упрямый

English definition

Hard to control, deal with, or solve; stubborn.

Example

Poverty remains one of the most intractable dilemmas of modern statecraft.

Collocations

intractable problem
intractable dispute
prove intractable

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