Complete Definition of "recalcitrant"

English
Pronunciation
IPA: /ɹĭ.�kæl.sɪ.�tɹ��nt/
Adjective
en-adj-more-most

  1. marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey figures of authority
  2. hard to deal with or operate

Synonyms
disobedient
stubborn
unruly

Antonyms
compliant
cooperative
eager

Noun

  1. a person who's recalcitrant

Translations

Danish: genstridig
Dutch: recalcitrant
Finnish: uppiniskainen
Frisian: dôfhûdich
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French: récalcitrant
German: widerspenstig
Italian: ricalcitrante
Russian: �по�н�й, непоко�н�й

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