What is the meaning of recalcitrant?

adjective

  • Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
    • usage: "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
  • Marked by stubborn resistance to authority.
    • usage: "the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
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