disobedient
adjectives
not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority
"disobedient children"
is similar to
resistant to guidance or discipline
"Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
is similar to
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
is similar to
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
is similar to
refusing to submit to authority
"the recusant electors...cooperated in electing a new Senate"- Mary W.Williams
see also
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
"brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
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having undesirable or negative qualities
"a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
see also
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
see also
not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
"an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"
unwilling to submit to authority
"unruly teenagers"
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