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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cal•ci•trant /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/USA pronunciation adj. - resisting or fighting against authority or control;
not obedient or cooperative:The recalcitrant prisoner had to be dragged back to his cell. - hard to deal with, manage, or operate:a recalcitrant machine.
re•cal•ci•trance, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cal•ci•trant (ri kal′si trənt),USA pronunciation adj. - resisting authority or control;
not obedient or compliant;
refractory. - hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
n. - a recalcitrant person.
- 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
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged resistant, rebellious, opposed. See unruly.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: recalcitrant /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ adj - not susceptible to control or authority; refractory
n - a recalcitrant person
Etymology: 19th Century: via French from Latin recalcitrāre, from re- + calcitrāre to kick, from calx heelreˈcalcitrance n |