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recalcitrant

/rɪˈkæl.sɪ.trənt/

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adjective

/rɪˈkæl.sɪ.trənt/C2formal
  • ruОписывает человека или вещь, которые упрямо отказываются сотрудничать или сопротивляются власти и контролю.

Describes a person or thing that is stubbornly uncooperative or resistant to authority or control.

  1. Stubbornly uncooperativeC1formal

    Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

    ruУпрямо несговорчивый

    • The recalcitrant student refused to follow the teacher's instructions.
    • Despite multiple warnings, the employee remained recalcitrant.
    • The government struggled to deal with the recalcitrant province.

    Synonymsdefiantinsubordinateintractableobstinaterebelliousrefractoryunrulywayward

    Antonymsamenablecompliantcooperativedocileobedienttractable

Forms
  • more recalcitrant comparative form
  • most recalcitrant superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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