Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority. / Unwilling to cooperate socially. / Difficult to deal with or to operate.

A person who is recalcitrant.

plural of recalcitrant

The state of being recalcitrant.

recalcitrance.

(intransitive) To kick back; to kick against anything. / (transitive, by extension) To express repugnance or opposition.

A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness.

plural of recalcitration

simple past tense and past participle of recalcitrate

present participle of recalcitrate