RECALCITRANT


Meaning of RECALCITRANT in English

[adjective] [formal] - (of a person) unwilling to obey orders, or (of an animal) refusing to be controlledShe claims that the company has shown itself to be recalcitrant and unwilling to take appropriate action to correct serious health hazards.The donkey was of a recalcitrant temperament and had to be pulled around wherever it went.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.