Entry Word: recalcitrant

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 given to resisting authority or anotherʼs control <warned the children against becoming recalcitrant while they were in the babysitterʼs care> — see disobedient
2 given to resisting control or discipline by others <a heart-to-heart talk with the recalcitrant youth revealed that he had a troubled life at home> — see uncontrollable