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uncooperative

/ˌʌnkoʊˈɑːpərətɪv/ /ˌʌnkoʊˈɒpərətɪv/

Meanings
adjective
Not cooperative.

Examples :

"The child was uncooperative during bath time, refusing to sit still or let his hair be washed. "
attitude character person

Related Words

Illustration still

still noun

/stɪl/

A period of calm or silence.

"the still of the night"

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

Illustration sit

sit noun

/sɪt/

Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.

"The coal mine's roof experienced a significant sit, forcing the miners to evacuate. "

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cooperative noun

/koʊˈɑːpərətɪv/ /koʊˈɒpərətɪv/ /kuːˈɑːpərətɪv/ /kuːˈɒpərətɪv/

A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.

"The local grocery store is a cooperative; its employees own a significant portion of the company. "

Illustration time

time noun

/tɑem/ /taɪm/

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"

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refusing verb

/ɹɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/

To decline (a request or demand).

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

Illustration bath

bath noun

/bɐːθ/ [bæθ⁓bɛəθ⁓beəθ] [baθ⁓bæθ] [bɑːt̪ʰ] [bɑːθ]

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

"After a long day at school, I took a bath to relax. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration child

child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration hair

hair noun

/heː/ /hɛ(ə)ɹ/ [hiə] /hɛə/

A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

"My son's new haircut revealed his dark brown hair. "

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washed verb

/wɑʃt/ /wɒʃt/ /wɔʃt/

To clean with water.

"Dishwashers wash dishes much more efficiently than most humans."

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during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "