Recalcitrant
adjectiveri'kælsɪtrənt
Adjective
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
“the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators”
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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Similar Words
- Fractious
- Refractory
- Disobedient
- Defiant
- Noncompliant
- Recalcitrancy