recalcitrant ●○○○○
FORMALGRE
re‧cal‧ci‧trant /rɪˈkælsətrənt, rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ adjective
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Synonyms & Related Wordsrecalcitrant[adjective]Synonyms: disobedient, defiant, insubordinate, refractory, unmanageable, unruly, wayward, wilful
Antonyms: amenable
Related Words: obstinate,
stubborn,
opposing,
resisting,
withstanding [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryre‧cal‧ci‧trant /rɪˈkælsətrənt, rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
adjective formal[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: present participle of recalcitrare 'to refuse to obey', from Latin calcitrare 'to kick', from calx 'heel']
refusing to do what you are told to do, even after you have been punished
Synonym : unruly:
a recalcitrant pupil—recalcitrance noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲