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RECALCITRANCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does recalcitrance mean?
• RECALCITRANCE (noun)
The noun RECALCITRANCE has 1 sense:
1. the trait of being unmanageable
Familiarity information: RECALCITRANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being unmanageable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
recalcitrance; recalcitrancy; refractoriness; unmanageableness
Hypernyms ("recalcitrance" is a kind of...):
intractability; intractableness (the trait of being hard to influence or control)
Derivation:
recalcitrate (show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient)
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