English Explanatory Dictionary

recalcitrance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being recalcitrant.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪˌtɹəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recalcitrance.wav

Word forms

recalcitrance recalcitrances

Etymology

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

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