Meanings
nounrecalcitrancy (countable and uncountable, plural recalcitrancies)
plural recalcitrancies
- countableuncountablerecalcitrance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe trait of being unmanageable
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
In use since at least 1869 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French récalcitrance
- récalcitrancestate of being recalcitrant
Italian recalcitranza
- recalcitranzastate of being recalcitrant
Polish krnąbrność, nieposłuszność
- krnąbrnośćstate of being recalcitrant
- nieposłusznośćstate of being recalcitrant
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APA
recalcitrancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recalcitrancy
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“recalcitrancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recalcitrancy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recalcitrancy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recalcitrancy.
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