The action of wince, v.1; kicking; flinching or recoiling as from pain.

Restiveness.

Restiveness.

The quality or condition of being restive; refractoriness, obstinacy; restlessness, uneasiness. Formerly also, †rootedness or obstinacy of opinion…

The quality of being intractable; intractableness. of persons or animals.

Indocile character or nature; intractableness, unruliness.

Failure or refusal to comply; an instance of this.

the quality of being intractable; intractability.

= non-compliance, n.

Failure to comply with a claim, desire, or request; non-compliance.

Failure or refusal to cooperate, esp. as part of a programme of civil disobedience.

= recalcitrance, n.

Recalcitrant character or behaviour.

obstructive or recalcitrant behaviour; political or temperamental disinclination to obey authority.