in·doc·ile

(ĭn-dŏs′əl)

adj.

Resistant to authority or discipline; recalcitrant.

in′do·cil′i·ty (ĭn′dŏ-sĭl′ĭ-tē, -dō-) n.

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indocile

(ɪnˈdəʊsaɪl)

adj

difficult to discipline or instruct

indocility n

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in•doc•ile

(ɪnˈdɒs ɪl)

adj.

not willing to receive teaching or discipline; fractious; unruly.

[1595–1605; < Latin indocilis. See in-³, docile]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

indocile - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly"

ungovernable, uncontrollable, unruly

difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"

indocile

adjective

Not submitting to discipline or control:

disorderly, fractious, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild.

Idiom: out of line.

Translations

indocile

adj (form) (difficult to teach) → ungelehrig; (= insubordinate) → unfügsam

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