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recalcitrance

noun

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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkæl.sɪˌtɹəns/

noun

Etymology: In use since at least 1856 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985). From French récalcitrance.

  1. The state of being recalcitrant.

    But the prime minister’s [Benjamin Netanyahu's] recalcitrance on the subject of a future Palestinian state, long a Saudi condition, is being faulted as one of the reasons Israel is missing out on this opportunity.

recalcitrance — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony