fractious
US /ˈfrækʃəs/
・UK /ˈfrækʃəs/
C1TOEIC
adj.AdjectiveHard to control; becoming troublesome
A fractious animal that would not submit to the harness, a refractory child
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Inside Out: Emotional Theory Comes Alive
- Indeed, the field is a far more fractious one than the film's scientific consultants let on.
Indeed, the field is a far more fractious one than the film's scientific consultants let on.
- Indeed, the field is a far more fractious one
Indeed, the field is a far more fractious one
Journalism: Why 'fake news' is actually good news | BBC Ideas
- That's meant an explosion of content, a tidal wave of information, much of it false, furious and fractious.
That's meant an explosion of content, a tidal wave of information, much of it false, furious and fractious.
- That's meant an explosion of content, a tidal wave of information, much of it false, furious, and fractious.
That's meant an explosion of content, a tidal wave of information, much of it false, furious, and fractious.
The Fed cuts rates - and signals a pause
- We start with what's expected to be a fractious meeting when a divided Federal Reserve meets today.
We start with what's expected to be a fractious meeting when a divided Federal Reserve meets today.
- We start with what's expected to be a fractious meeting when a divided Federal Reserve meets today.
We start with what's expected to be a fractious meeting when a divided Federal Reserve meets today.
Can optimism save us? | RSA Journal Presents
- When there isn't that kind of trust that other people will do the right thing, it becomes very easy to become fractious and to fall apart.
When there isn't that kind of trust that other people will do the right thing, it becomes very easy to become fractious and to fall apart.
- to become fractious and to fall apart.
to become fractious and to fall apart.
Who will survive and thrive in the new AI era?
- I think in a world in which all the resources were generated by machinery and only a few people own that, you know, they're the owners of the AI companies, whatever, we would have a very unequal and very fractious society.
I think in a world in which all the resources were generated by machinery and only a few people own that, you know, they're the owners of the AI companies, whatever, we would have a very unequal and very fractious society.
- I think in a world in which all the resources were generated by machinery and only a few people own that, the owners of the AI companies, whatever, we would have a very unequal and very fractious society.
I think in a world in which all the resources were generated by machinery and only a few people own that, the owners of the AI companies, whatever, we would have a very unequal and very fractious society.
Top 32 Terrifying Louis Theroux Moments
- It's a haunting reminder of how fractious relationships between law enforcement and the wider community remain a contemporary problem in American society.
It's a haunting reminder of how fractious relationships between law enforcement and the wider community remain a contemporary problem in American society.
- It's a haunting reminder of how fractious relationships between law enforcement and the wider community remain a contemporary problem in American society.
It's a haunting reminder of how fractious relationships between law enforcement and the wider community remain a contemporary problem in American society.
American democracy is breaking in a very predictable way
- When there's a perception that democracy is on the line, a widely shared one, then it can unite previously fractious opposition groups.
When there's a perception that democracy is on the line, a widely shared one, then it can unite previously fractious opposition groups.
- When there's a perception that democracy is on the line, a widely shared one, then it can unite previously fractious opposition groups.
When there's a perception that democracy is on the line, a widely shared one, then it can unite previously fractious opposition groups.
Taiwan’s president touts stronger economic ties with US | DW News
- that sort of shows you the very fractious, very divided politics here in Taiwan over how exactly Taiwan should be treating that China question.
that sort of shows you the very fractious, very divided politics here in Taiwan over how exactly Taiwan should be treating that China question.
- but that sort of shows you the very fractious, very divided politics here in Taiwan over how exactly Taiwan should be treating that China question.
but that sort of shows you the very fractious, very divided politics here in Taiwan over how exactly Taiwan should be treating that China question.
The 9 Most Common Mistakes We Make when Choosing a Partner
- We think relentlessly of the three months, five years or two decades that we have already spent with a person, with all the hope implied, and thereby overlook that a short, happy future is always worth more than a lengthy, fractious past.
We think relentlessly of the three months, five years or two decades that we have already spent with a person, with all the hope implied, and thereby overlook that a short, happy future is always worth more than a lengthy, fractious past.
- and thereby overlook that a short, happy future is always worth more than a lengthy, fractious past.
and thereby overlook that a short, happy future is always worth more than a lengthy, fractious past.
AI Whistleblower: AI Companies Are Hiding The Truth About AI! | Karen Hao | The Diary Of A CEO
- Karen's extensive interviews with former OpenAI insiders depict a fractious culture marred by internal power struggles, secrecy, and
Karen's extensive interviews with former OpenAI insiders depict a fractious culture marred by internal power struggles, secrecy, and
- Karen's extensive interviews with former OpenAI insiders depict a fractious culture marred by internal power struggles, secrecy, and
Karen's extensive interviews with former OpenAI insiders depict a fractious culture marred by internal power struggles, secrecy, and