recalcitration
- a word derived from recalcitrate.
Example Sentences
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The recalcitration of Austria, which had reached the point of threatening war if Parma were joined to Piedmont, contained the germs of her dissolution as an Italian power.
From Cavour by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
More than modern independence was prepared for, though I should not have expected recalcitration in a young Lily; but I think there was more ruffling of temper and more reserve than I can quite understand.'
From Beechcroft at Rockstone by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
From this hour there was no serious attempt at recalcitration on her part.
From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas
In this well-meant attempt he was foiled by the recalcitration of both the parties concerned.
From For the Cause by Weyman, Stanley J.
The true retribution of every wicked deed is contained in the recalcitration of its own motive.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville
