🔤 Recalcitrant (Adjective)

IPA: //rɪˈkælsɪtrənt//

✨ Use recalcitrant when someone isn’t just ignoring the rules—they’re pushing back against them.

🧠 Meaning

Stubbornly resistant to authority, control, or guidance.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The recalcitrant student refused to follow the classroom rules.

🔹 His recalcitrant attitude made teamwork nearly impossible.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin recalcitrare — re- ("back") + calcitrare ("to kick"), literally “to kick back.”

💡 Did You Know?

Recalcitrant is stronger than “uncooperative”—it implies active defiance rather than passive resistance.

🏷️ Related Words

#defiant #unyielding #rebellious #uncooperative #obstinate #contrary

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