rə̇ˈkalsə.trən(t)s, rēˈ- noun
or re·cal·ci·tran·cy -nsē, -si
( plural recalcitrances or recalcitrancies )
Etymology: recalcitrance from recalcitrant, after such pairs as English obedient : obedience; recalcitrancy from recalcitrant + -cy
: the state of being recalcitrant : obstinate noncompliance : stubborn opposition
in the best reformed society elements of selfish recalcitrance will remain — J.A.Hobson
a wayward, contrary, ungovernable element in human nature — an element akin to the recalcitrance of our cousins the camel, mule, and goat — A.J.Toynbee