recalcitrant

adjectives

stubbornly resistant to authority or control
"a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
fractious, recalcitrant, refractory
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
"the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators"
recalcitrant
is derived from
recalcitrancy
is similar to
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
"brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
defiant, noncompliant