(re-cal-ci-trant) 4 syllables

Definition

adj 1 obstinately defiant of authority or restraint 1 resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory; 2 hard to deal with manage or operate.

Example Sentence

She was a recalcitrant in her teens.

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