2
bullheaded(tough, difficult, determined, awkward, impulsive)
2
cantankerous(difficult, wild, awkward, persistent, obstinate)
2
counter(negative, hostile, different, adverse, conflicting)
2
delinquent(adjective, problematic, naughty, erratic, capricious)
2
disheveled(adjective, chaotic)
2
disloyal(adjective, disobedient)
2
disordered(adjective, chaotic)
2
disregardful(adjective, disobedient)
2
dogged
2
fierce
2
forward(adjective, disobedient)
2
fretful(anxious, irritable, unsettled, restless, uneasy)
2
hard-line(difficult, awkward, persistent, obstinate, stubborn)
2
hard-shell(adjective, determined, persistent, impulsive, obstinate)
2
hidebound(adjective, persistent, obstinate, insistent, dogged)
2
immoderate(adjective, passionate, violent, enthusiastic, fervent)
2
impatient
2
impatient of control(expression, idiom, disobedience)
2
impervious(adjective, disobedient)
2
imprudent(adjective, mean, wild, determined, foolish)
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