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tegenstrijdig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contradictory adjective Saying or implying the opposite of something else, so both can't be true.
  • recalcitrant adjective Stubbornly refusing to obey authority, follow rules or cooperate, even under pressure.

Senses

tegenstrijdig is used for these senses in English:

recalcitrant — full definition

  1. adjective Stubbornly refusing to obey authority, follow rules or cooperate, even under pressure.
  2. adjective Of a thing or material: resistant to being handled, treated or worked with.
  3. noun A person who refuses to comply.

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