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Recalcitrancy

noun
1.
The trait of being unmanageable.  Synonyms: recalcitrance, refractoriness, unmanageableness.





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"Recalcitrancy" Quotes from Famous Books



... the tendency is to treat the statement as indicating powers inherently residing in the subject, whether they operate or not, and thus to give it a rigid justification. If they do not operate, the blame is put not on the subject as taught, but on the indifference and recalcitrancy of pupils. ...
— Democracy and Education • John Dewey


Words linked to "Recalcitrancy" :   unmanageableness, recalcitrant, intractability, intractableness


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