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Definition of Recalcitrancy
1. Noun. The trait of being unmanageable.
Generic synonyms: Intractability, Intractableness
Derivative terms: Recalcitrate, Recalcitrant, Refractory, Refractory, Unmanageable, Unmanageable
Definition of Recalcitrancy
1. Noun. recalcitrance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Recalcitrancy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Recalcitrancy
Literary usage of Recalcitrancy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1894)
"Often, however, it is a matter of recalcitrancy rather than purposive deception
which explains the mental attitude of the subject. One example will suffice ..."
2. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1915)
"... the war required his presence with his regiment, and it was in his nature to
submit to such a necessity without recalcitrancy, fully content with the ..."
3. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature by William James (1902)
"To the importance of mind-cure the medical and clerical professions in the United
States are beginning, though with much recalcitrancy and protesting, ..."
4. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature by William James (1902)
"To the importance of mind-cure the medical and clerical professions in the United
States are beginning, though with much recalcitrancy and protesting, ..."
5. The Varieties of religious experience: A Study in Human Nature; Being the by William James (1902)
"To the importance of mind-cure the medical and clerical professions in the United
States are beginning, though with much recalcitrancy and protesting, ..."
6. Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey (1916)
"If they do not operate, the blame is put not on the subject as taught, but on
the indifference and recalcitrancy of pupils. This attitude toward subjects is ..."
7. Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey (1916)
"If they do not operate, the blame is put not on the subject as taught, but on
the indifference and recalcitrancy of pupils. This attitude toward subjects is ..."
8. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer (1900)
"The ministers, surprised and indignant at his recalcitrancy, raised a rebellion,
but were defeated with great slaughter, and thus by his spirited conduct ..."
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