recalcitrance
noun/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪˌtɹəns/
Etymology
In use since at least 1856 (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, published 1985). From French récalcitrance.
- derived from récalcitrance
Definitions
The state of being recalcitrant.
- 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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