restiveness

🇺🇸 /ˈrestɪvnəs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈrestɪvnəs/
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noun
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The quality of being unwilling to be controlled or the tendency to resist control.

The teacher noticed a sudden restiveness among the students during the long lecture.

translation

n. The quality of being unwilling to be controlled or the tendency to resist control.

Word Forms

Plural restivenesses