# recalcitrance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈkæl.sɪˌtɹəns/

## Definitions
1. The state of being recalcitrant.

## Etymology
In use since at least 1856 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985). From French récalcitrance.

## Source
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