recalcitrance
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sɪ adjective
1.
resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
2.
hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
noun
3.
a recalcitrant person.
Origin:
1835–45; < Latin recalcitrant- (stem of recalcitrāns, present participle of recalcitrāre to kick back), equivalent to re- re- + calcitr(āre) to strike with the heels, kick (derivative of calx heel) + -ant- -ant
1835–45; < Latin recalcitrant- (stem of recalcitrāns, present participle of recalcitrāre to kick back), equivalent to re- re- + calcitr(āre) to strike with the heels, kick (derivative of calx heel) + -ant- -ant
Related forms
re·cal·ci·trance, re·cal·ci·tran·cy, noun
non·re·cal·ci·trance, noun
non·re·cal·ci·tran·cy, noun
non·re·cal·ci·trant, adjective
un·re·cal·ci·trant, adjective
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| —adj | |
| 1. | not susceptible to control or authority; refractory |
| —n | |
| 2. | a recalcitrant person |
| [C19: via French from Latin recalcitrāre, from | |
| re'calcitrance | |
| —n | |
| recalcitrant (rɪˈkælsɪtrənt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not susceptible to control or authority; refractory |
| —n | |
| 2. | a recalcitrant person |
| [C19: via French from Latin recalcitrāre, from | |
| re'calcitrance | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
recalcitrant
1843, from Fr. récalcitrant, lit. "kicking back" (17c.-18c.), pp. of recalcitrare "to kick back," from re- "back" + L. calcitrare "to kick," from calx (gen. calcis) "heel." Verb recalcitrate "to kick out" is attested from 1623; sense of "resist obstinately" is from 1759.
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Example sentences
Faculty members, with their reputations for recalcitrance, are often seen as barriers to change.
But there's another political monster we've tried to postpone that's fed up with our recalcitrance.
His nerves vibrating through bouts of exhaustion, he struggled against the recalcitrance of investment fashion and chance.
Even the people who resist change are usually unhappy with the way things are, so their recalcitrance is doubly maddening.
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