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recalcitrant

 
 
/rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/ adjective formal

Translation

not willing to obey or help someone
inatçı, huysuz, çekilmez, dik kafalı, boyun eğmeyen
recalcitrant schoolchildren1064
(Definition of recalcitrant adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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