wayward

way·ward  (wwrd)

adj.

1. Given to or marked by willful, often perverse deviation from what is desired, expected, or required in order to gratify one's own impulses or inclinations. See Synonyms at unruly.

2. Swayed or prompted by caprice; unpredictable.

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[Middle English, short for awaiward, turned away, perverse : awai, away; see away + -ward, -ward.]

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wayward·ly adv.

wayward·ness n.

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wayward

Adjective

erratic, selfish, or stubborn [away + -ward]

waywardness n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

wayward - resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" perverse, contrary, obstinate disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"

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wayward

adjective erratic, unruly, wilful, unmanageable, disobedient, contrary, unpredictable, stubborn, perverse, rebellious, fickle, intractable, capricious, obstinate, headstrong, changeable, flighty, incorrigible, obdurate, ungovernable, self-willed, refractory, insubordinate, undependable, inconstant, mulish, cross-grained, contumacious, froward (archaic) << OPPOSITE obedient

Translations

wayward [ˈweɪwəd] adj → díscolo, caprichoso

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wayward [ˈweɪwəd] adj → capricieux/euse, entêté(e)

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wayward [ˈweɪwəd] way adj [behaviour] → eigenwillig; [child] → eigensinnig

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wayward [ˈweɪwəd] adj → capriccioso/a; testardo/a