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- DictionaryRe·cal·ci·trant/rəˈkalsətrənt/
adjective
- 1. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline: "a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds"
noun
- 1. a person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude: "a stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker"
The meaning of RECALCITRANT is obstinately defiant of authority or restraint. How to use recalcitrant in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Recalcitrant.
RECALCITRANT definition: 1. (of a person) unwilling to obey orders or to do what should be done, or (of an animal) refusing…. Learn more.
Recalcitrant definition: resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory. . See examples of RECALCITRANT used in a sentence.
Recalcitrant is from Latin calcitrare, meaning "to kick," so someone who is recalcitrant is kicking back against what's wanted of them. Synonyms are unruly, intractable, and refractory, all referring to what is difficult to manage or control.
adjective. us / rɪˈkæl·sɪ·trənt / Add to word list. unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to do, even if it is reasonable: Tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building. (Definition of recalcitrant from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of recalcitrant.
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.
If you describe someone or something as recalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with.
Recalcitrant definition: Stubbornly resistant to or defiant of authority or guidance.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word recalcitrant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control. a recalcitrant child. He was like a teacher encouraging a recalcitrant pupil. One option is to threaten recalcitrant ministers with the sack. Word Origin.
