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recalcitrant
re·cal·ci·trant R0078100 (rĭ-kăl′sĭ-trənt)adj.1. Stubbornly resistant to or defiant of authority or guidance. See Synonyms at obstinate.2. Difficult to manage or deal with: a recalcitrant problem.3. Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.n. A recalcitrant person.
[Late Latin recalcitrāns, recalcitrant-, present participle of recalcitrāre, to be disobedient, from Latin, to deny access : re-, re- + calcitrāre, to kick (from calx, calc-, heel).]
re·cal′ci·trance, re·cal′ci·tran·cy n.recalcitrant (rɪˈkælsɪtrənt) adjnot susceptible to control or authority; refractoryna recalcitrant person[C19: via French from Latin recalcitrāre, from re- + calcitrāre to kick, from calx heel] reˈcalcitrance nre•cal•ci•trant (rɪˈkæl sɪ trənt)
adj. 1. resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant: a recalcitrant prisoner. 2. hard to deal with, manage, or operate. n. 3. a recalcitrant person. [1835–45; < Latin recalcitrant-, s. of recalcitrāns, present participle of recalcitrāre to kick back] re•cal′ci•trance, re•cal′ci•tran•cy, n. recalcitrant - Comes from Latin recalcitrare, "kick out with the heels," from calx, "heel."See also related terms for heels.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | recalcitrant - stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"fractious, refractorydisobedient - 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" |
recalcitrantadjective disobedient, contrary, unwilling, defiant, stubborn, wayward, unruly, uncontrollable, intractable, wilful, obstinate, unmanageable, ungovernable, refractory, insubordinate, contumacious a recalcitrant child of an unhappy mother
obedient, compliant, amenable, submissive, docilerecalcitrantadjective1. Marked by defiance:contumacious, defiant.2. Not submitting to discipline or control:disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, refractory, uncontrollable, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild.Idiom: out of line.Translationsrenitentrecalcitrantericalcitrante
recalcitrant
recalcitrant adjective Poorly responsive to therapy; refractoryrecalcitrant adjective Poorly responsive to therapyrecalcitrantDifficult to treat; resistant to commonly used treatments.recalcitrant
Related to recalcitrant: obstinatelySynonyms for recalcitrantadj disobedientSynonyms- disobedient
- contrary
- unwilling
- defiant
- stubborn
- wayward
- unruly
- uncontrollable
- intractable
- wilful
- obstinate
- unmanageable
- ungovernable
- refractory
- insubordinate
- contumacious
Antonyms- obedient
- compliant
- amenable
- submissive
- docile
Synonyms for recalcitrantadj marked by defianceSynonymsadj not submitting to discipline or controlSynonyms- disorderly
- fractious
- indocile
- intractable
- lawless
- obstinate
- obstreperous
- refractory
- uncontrollable
- undisciplined
- ungovernable
- unmanageable
- unruly
- untoward
- wild
Synonyms for recalcitrantadj stubbornly resistant to authority or controlSynonymsRelated Wordsadj marked by stubborn resistance to authorityRelated Words |