Recalcitrant - English meaning

adjective

Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

Usage examples:

He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal

noun

The opposite.

Usage examples:

An act applies only to the united kingdom unless the contrary is expressed

noun

A fact or opinion that is the opposite of one already stated

Usage examples:

We expected the play to be a bore, but the contrary was true., most people supported the proposal, …

adjective

Showing defiance.

Usage examples:

A defiant gesture

adjective

Proudly refusing to obey authority

Usage examples:

A defiant attitude/gesture, the protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained defiant th…

adjective

Not willing to accept criticism or disapproval

Usage examples:

The ceo was in a defiant mood as she entered the boardroom.

adjective

Energetically wilful and determined.

Usage examples:

The headstrong impulsiveness of youth

adjective

Determined to do or think what you want despite opposition from others

Usage examples:

A headstrong teenager

adjective

Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders.

Usage examples:

An insubordinate attitude

adjective

Refusing to obey orders from someone in authority, and not showing respect for them

Usage examples:

We shall take action against city employees who are insubordinate, or who are discourteous to the p…

adjective

Hard to control or deal with.

Usage examples:

Intractable economic problems

adjective

Difficult or impossible to manage or control

Usage examples:

Intractable problems, an intractable child

adjective

(of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.

Usage examples:

Mutinous soldiers occupied the radio station

adjective

(especially of a sailor or a soldier) refusing to obey orders or attempting to take control from people in authority

Usage examples:

The mutinous sailors took control of the ship., mutinous soldiers occupied the state radio station …

adjective

Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable.

Usage examples:

Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate held good

adjective

Having the effect of being, or intended to be, the opposite of what is usually expected or considered reasonable

Usage examples:

Sometimes i think he refuses to cooperate just to be perverse., she takes perverse pleasure in shoc…

adjective

Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention.

Usage examples:

I became very rebellious and opted out

adjective

Stubborn or unmanageable.

Usage examples:

His refractory pony

noun

A substance that is resistant to heat.

Usage examples:

All three minerals alter to shimmer aggregates of sericite; all three are used in the preparation o…

adjective

Not affected by a treatment, change, or process

Usage examples:

This is a chronic and disabling condition that is refractory to treatment., a refractory child

adjective

Determined to base your actions on your own decisions without listening to advice from other people

adjective

Unwilling to help others or do what they ask.

Usage examples:

I can recall him soothing uncooperative clients on the telephone

adjective

Impossible to control or govern.

Usage examples:

An ungovernable impulse to run away

adjective

Unable to be governed or controlled

adjective

Difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control.

Usage examples:

His behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home

adjective

Difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour.

Usage examples:

A wayward adolescent

adjective

(of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate.

Usage examples:

Wilful acts of damage

adjective

(of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong

Usage examples:

The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council., they eat huge quantiti…