restive

Signification (Anglais)

1. Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
2. Resistant to control; stubborn.
3. Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.

Concepts

rétif

nerveux

entêtée

têtue

cabochard

coincé

indocile

suspens

agité

buté comme un mulet

bornée

Synonymes

stubborn

anxious

jib

nervy

jumpy

uneasy

balk

fidgety

uptight

disobedient

wild

contrary

nervous

obstinate

overstrung

restless

balky

agitated

highly strung

high-strung

edgy

jittery

unquiet

unruly

recalcitrant

rusty

spirited

squirmy

stouthearted

be restive

troubled

ungratified

unmanageable

unsatisfied

wayward

worked up

worried

😟

worrisome

bent on

obstinant

difficult to tame

aflutter

cat-witted

antsy

bloody-minded

concerned

contumacious

defiant

difficile

discomposed

disquiet

disquieted

dissatisfied

disturbed

effervescent

flustered

fresh

fretful

frisky

fussy

insubordinate

intractable

loud

malcontent

mulish

perturbed

Traductions

inquieto

unruhig

intranquilo

ongehoorzaam

weerbarstig

weerspannig

koppig

ongeduldig

obstinat

bockig

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹɛstɪv/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: restyf

In summary

Modification of earlier restiff, from Middle English restyf, from Old French restif, from rester (“stay, remain”), from Latin restō.
* Shares an etymology with rest ("remain," obsolete)
*Merriam-Webster states that this word was originally used to describe horses that disobeyed commands. Presumably, then, the word came to mean "fidgety" or "anxious" more broadly.