unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control a recalcitrant child
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NAmE//rɪˈkælsətrəns//
noun [uncountable]See recalcitrant in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: recalcitrant