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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Such as, why is four years the right suspension, when the more uncooperative party was the supplement provider, not the athlete?
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Before he could be patted down, Acosta allegedly became uncooperative and combative, so troopers handcuffed him, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024
To forge a cohesive community, order builders have to exclude hostile nations, outlaw uncooperative behaviors, and squelch domestic opposition to international rule-making.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2022
Unfortunately, the rescue has been uncooperative in facilitating the return of the dogs to Janenne and her family.
—Lauren Nichole Peffer, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Before he could be patted down, Acosta allegedly became uncooperative and combative, so troopers handcuffed him, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024
To forge a cohesive community, order builders have to exclude hostile nations, outlaw uncooperative behaviors, and squelch domestic opposition to international rule-making.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2022
Unfortunately, the rescue has been uncooperative in facilitating the return of the dogs to Janenne and her family.
—Lauren Nichole Peffer, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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“Uncooperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncooperative. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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