mindmap
root((抗命))
unruly
implies unwillingness to submit to discipline or incapability for discipline and often connotes waywardness or turbulence of disposition: ~ children.
ungovernable
implies either incapacity for or escape from control or guidance by oneself or others or a state of being unsubdued: ~ rage.
intractable
suggests stubborn resistance to guidance or control: the farmers were ~ in their opposition to the hazardous-waste dump.
refractory
stresses resistance to attempts to manage or mold: special schools for ~ children.
recalcitrant
suggests determined resistance to or rebellious and deliberate defiance of the will or authority of another: acts of sabotage by a ~ populace.
willful
implies an obstinate and often capricious determination to have one's own way: a ~ disregard for the rights of others.
headstrong
suggests self-will that is impatient of restraint, advice, or suggestion: a ~ young army officer bent on engaging the enemy.