14:I[5014,["/_next/static/chunks/11d1gk4m2o846.js","/_next/static/chunks/14mrh2-p_w84d.js","/_next/static/chunks/40y9lkvta2o_p.js"],"default"] 15:I[38392,["/_next/static/chunks/11d1gk4m2o846.js","/_next/static/chunks/14mrh2-p_w84d.js","/_next/static/chunks/40y9lkvta2o_p.js"],"PracticeCard"] 17:I[70570,["/_next/static/chunks/11d1gk4m2o846.js","/_next/static/chunks/14mrh2-p_w84d.js","/_next/static/chunks/40y9lkvta2o_p.js"],"ExamAppearanceBadge"] 16:T6ae,♦ Refractory (adjective)
English Meaning: Difficult to control; unwilling to obey.
Bangla Meaning:
(১) একগুঁয়ে; অবাধ্য: as refractory as a mule; (রোগব্যাধি) দুশ্চিকিৎস্য; দুরারোগ্য।
(২) (পদার্থ, বিশেষত ধাতু) গলানো বা শিল্পের উপকরণরূপে ব্যবহার করতে দুরূহ এমন; দুর্গল; অবশ্য।

Synonyms: Stubborn (একগুঁয়ে; জেদি), Disobedient (অবাধ্য), Unmanageable (নিয়ন্ত্রণের অযোগ্য), Obstinate (অনড়), Tenacious (অনমনীয়)।
Antonyms: Obedient (আজ্ঞানুবর্তী; বাধ্য), Manageable (নিয়ন্ত্রণসাধ্য; ব্যবস্থা করা যায় এমন), Subservient (অধীনস্ত), Loyal (আজ্ঞাবহ), Subordinate (অধস্তন)।

Other Forms:
- Refractory (noun)
- Refractorily (adverb)
- Refractoriness (noun)

Example Sentence:
1. A refractory child is very hard to control.
2. The patient died of refractory heart failure one month later.

Options,
- Disparate: Different in every way.
- Castigation: Criticize someone or something severely with hard punishment.
- Probity: The quality of being honest and behaving correctly.

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