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Definition of recalcitrant adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

recalcitrant

adjective

NAmE//rɪˈkælsətrənt//

(formal)

unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control a recalcitrant child

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recalcitrance

NAmE//rɪˈkælsətrəns//

noun [uncountable]See recalcitrant in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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