contumacious

Meaning

  1. Contemptuous of authority; willfully disobedient; rebellious.
  2. Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court.

Synonyms

rebellious
C2
insubordinate
36k
refractory
headstrong
24k
disobedient
31k
obstinate
C2
opinionated
33k
pertinacious
recusant
restive
stubborn
B2
undutiful
unruly
23k
wayward
C2
wilful
40k
willful
25k

self willed

contrary
B2

self opinionated

defiant
C2
hardheaded
45k
hidebound
intractable
Translations

ungehorsam
contumace
asi
inatçı

itaatsiz

weerspannig
contumace
widerspenstig
indocile

ανυπότακτος

insubordonné
récalcitrant
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌkɒn.tjʊˈmeɪ.ʃəs/
Etymology

From Latin contumāx (“stubborn, obstinate”) + -ious.

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