recalcitrant (redirected from recalcitrants)

re·cal·ci·trant  (r-kls-trnt)

adj.

Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance. See Synonyms at unruly.

n.

A recalcitrant person.

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[Late Latin recalcitrns, recalcitrant-, present participle of recalcitrre, to be disobedient, from Latin, to deny access : re-, re- + calcitrre, to kick (from calx, calc-, heel).]

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re·calci·trance, re·calci·tran·cy n.

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recalcitrant

Adjective

wilfully disobedient [Latin re- again + calcitrare to kick]

recalcitrance n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	recalcitrant - stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" fractious, refractory disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
	2.	recalcitrant - marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators" defiant, noncompliant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"

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recalcitrant

adjective disobedient, contrary, unwilling, defiant, stubborn, wayward, unruly, uncontrollable, intractable, wilful, obstinate, unmanageable, ungovernable, refractory, insubordinate, contumacious << OPPOSITE obedient

Translations

recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt] adj → reacio

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recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt] adj → récalcitrant(e)

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recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt] adj → aufsässig

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recalcitrant [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt] adj → recalcitrante