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- Dictionaryrecalcitrant/rɪˈkalsɪtr(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline: "a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds"
noun
- 1. a person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude: "a stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker"
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Recalcitrant means unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or refusing to be controlled. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
- English (US)
RECALCITRANT meaning: 1. (of a person) unwilling to obey...
- Traditional
RECALCITRANT translate: (人)不守規章的,桀驁不馴的;(動物)不馴服的. Learn more...
- Znaczenie Recalcitrant, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
RECALCITRANT definicja: 1. (of a person) unwilling to obey...
- Recalcitrant: Portuguese Translation
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- Recalcitrance
RECALCITRANCE definition: 1. the quality of being determined...
- Recalcitrant in Simplified Chinese
RECALCITRANT translate: (人)不守规章的,桀骜不驯的;(动物)不驯服的. Learn more...
- English (US)
Recalcitrant means stubbornly defiant of authority or restraint, or difficult to manage or operate. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Recalcitrant means unwilling to obey orders or difficult to deal with. It comes from Latin recalcitrāre, meaning to kick back. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, sentences and word origin.
Recalcitrant means unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or refusing to be controlled. Learn how to use this formal adjective in different contexts, see examples from various sources and find translations in other languages.
Recalcitrant definition: resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory. . See examples of RECALCITRANT used in a sentence.
Recalcitrant means unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
recalcitrant: 1 adj stubbornly resistant to authority or control Synonyms: fractious , refractory disobedient not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority adj marked by stubborn resistance to authority “the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators” Synonyms: defiant , noncompliant boldly resisting authority or ...