WAYWARD


Meaning of WAYWARD in English

way ‧ ward /ˈweɪwəd $ -wərd/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: awayward 'turned away' (13-16 centuries) , from away + -ward ]

behaving badly, in a way that is difficult to control:

a wayward teenager

—waywardness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.