recalcitrance

English edit

Etymology edit

In use since at least 1856 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985). From French récalcitrance.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɹɪ.ˈkæl.sɪ.ˌtɹəns/

Noun edit

recalcitrance (countable and uncountable, plural recalcitrances)

The state of being recalcitrant.

Translations edit

state of being recalcitrant

French: récalcitrance (fr) f
Italian: recalcitranza (it) f
Serbo-Croatian: odupiranje (sh)

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