Antonyms for incorrigibility

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-kawr-i-juh-buh l, -kor-

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, -ˈkɒr-

Definition of incorrigibility

Origin : late 15c., from incorrigible + -ity.

As in fanaticism : noun overenthusiasm

Example sentences :

The pictured squares were the ironic badge of Hugh's incorrigibility.
Extract from : « Satan Sanderson » by Hallie Erminie Rives

Bad eyesight has been urged for years as a cause of backwardness and incorrigibility in school children.
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Eugene, the youngest boy, nine years old, had been in court two months before on the charge of incorrigibility.
Extract from : « Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People » by Various

I remember an exasperated and frightened mother who took a boy of fourteen into court upon the charge of incorrigibility.
Extract from : « The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets » by Jane Addams

It seemed to him now that at his last visit he had seen in her the symptoms of incorrigibility which were now evident.
Extract from : « The Awakening » by Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy

She made a gesture of hopelessness at his incorrigibility, and again attempted to withdraw her hands.
Extract from : « Selected Stories » by Bret Harte

M. Benedikt said that prison chaplains agreed with medical men in recognising the incorrigibility of certain criminals.
Extract from : « The Criminal » by Havelock Ellis

Synonyms for incorrigibility

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