Synonyms for incorrigibility
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : in-kawr-i-juh-buh l, -kor- |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, -ˈkɒr- |
Top 10 synonyms for incorrigibility Other synonyms for the word incorrigibility
- dedication
- devotion
- dogma
- enthusiasm
- faction
- frenzy
- illiberality
- immoderation
- incorrigibility
- infatuation
- injustice
- madness
- monomania
- obsessiveness
- obstinacy
- partiality
- partisanship
- passion
- prejudice
- rage
- single-mindedness
- stubbornness
- superstition
- tenacity
- transport
- unfairness
- unreasonableness
- unruliness
- violence
- willfulness
Définition of incorrigibility
Origin :- late 15c., from incorrigible + -ity.
- As in fanaticism : noun overenthusiasm
- 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
Antonyms for incorrigibility
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