uncooperative
adjective
un·co·op·er·at·ive
ˌən-kō-ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv 
-ˈä-pə-ˌrā-
: marked by an unwillingness or inability to work with others : not cooperative
the suspect was uncooperative with investigators
an uncooperative witness
… he wonders whether it would be such a bad thing if their uncooperative nanny quit …—
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: providing difficulty
struggled with an uncooperative corkscrew
uncooperative weather
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China has long been uncooperative with U.S. efforts to deport Chinese citizens back to their country, according to American officials.
—David Noriega, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Police requested the driver to exit the vehicle, but the driver was uncooperative and engaged in physical altercations with the officers before fleeing in the vehicle, striking an officer in the process.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
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David Noriega, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Police requested the driver to exit the vehicle, but the driver was uncooperative and engaged in physical altercations with the officers before fleeing in the vehicle, striking an officer in the process.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Uncooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncooperative. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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