recalcitrance

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the trait of being unmanageable

Etymology

In use since at least 1856 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985). From French récalcitrance.

In classic literature

Synonyms

refractoriness, unmanageableness, recalcitrancy

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