recalcitrant

🇺🇸 /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
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adjective
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control

The recalcitrant child refused to do his homework, causing his parents great frustration.

translation

adj. stubbornly resistant to authority or control