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recalcitrations

recalcitrations is the plural of recalcitration.

Meaning of recalcitration

Noun

recalcitration (countable and uncountable, plural recalcitrations)

  1. opposition, repugnance, or unwillingness to follow rules or obey.
    • In this well-meant attempt he was foiled by the recalcitration of both the parties concerned.1897, Stanley John Weyman, “The Professor and the Harpy”, in For the Cause

Questions about recalcitrations

What is recalcitrations the plural of?
Recalcitrations is the plural of recalcitration.

Words near recalcitrations in the dictionary

  1. recalcitrate
  2. recalcitrated
  3. recalcitrates
  4. recalcitrating
  5. recalcitration
  6. recalcitrations
  7. recalcs
  8. recalculable
  9. recalculate
  10. recalculated
  11. recalculates

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