Recalcitrance (noun)
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An obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
Mid 19th century from Latin recalcitrant- ‘kicking out with the heels’, from the verb recalcitrare, based on calx, calc- ‘heel’.
Example sentences
“I found her stubborn recalcitrance infuriating!”
Hajji (noun) hadj-ee A muslim who has gone on pilgrimage to Mecca. First recorded in 1600–10; from Arabic ḥajjī, equivalent to ḥajj “pilgrimage” + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or…
