Recalcitrance

//ɹɪˈkæl.sɪˌtɹəns//

"Recalcitrance" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Some trainee teachers can't cope with the recalcitrance of many pupils.

But the prime minister’s [Benjamin Netanyahu's] recalcitrance on the subject of a future Palestinian state, long a Saudi condition, is being faulted as one of the reasons Israel is missing out on this opportunity.

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