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contumacy
obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
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Related Words:
unmanageability
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related words >
awkwardness
,
boorishness
,
bulkiness
,
bumblingness
,
clownishness
,
clumsiness
,
contumaciousness
,
contumacy
,
cumbersomeness
,
defiance
,
fractiousness
,
gawkiness
,
gawkishness
,
gracelessness
,
ham-handedness
,
handful of thumbs
,
heavy-handedness
,
hulkiness
,
impracticality
,
inconvenience
,
incorrigibility
,
indocility
,
indomitability
,
inelegance
,
insuppressibility
,
intractability
,
irrepressibility
,
left-handedness
,
loutishness
,
lubberliness
,
lumpishness
,
maladroitness
,
oafishness
,
obstreperousness
,
ponderousness
,
recalcitrance
,
recalcitrancy
,
refractoriness
,
resistance
,
restiveness
,
shrewishness
,
uncontrollability
,
uncouthness
,
ungainliness
,
ungovernability
,
ungracefulness
,
unhandiness
,
unmalleability
,
unmoldableness
,
unruliness
,
unsubmissiveness
,
untamableness
,
unwieldiness
,
wildness
rebellion
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organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"
related words >
anarchism
,
anarcho-syndicalism
,
anarchy
,
antinomianism
,
chaos
,
civil disorder
,
confusion
,
contumacy
,
criminal syndicalism
,
defiance
,
disobedience
,
disorder
,
disorderliness
,
disorganization
,
disruption
,
emeute
,
general uprising
,
insubordination
,
insurgence
,
insurgency
,
insurrection
,
jacquerie
,
levee en masse
,
lynch law
,
misrule
,
mob law
,
mob rule
,
mobocracy
,
mutiny
,
nihilism
,
ochlocracy
,
outbreak
,
peasant revolt
,
primal chaos
,
putsch
,
rebelliousness
,
resistance
,
revolt
,
revolution
,
riot
,
rising
,
syndicalism
,
tohubohu
,
turmoil
,
unruliness
,
uprising
intractability
collapse
the trait of being hard to influence or control
related words >
civil disobedience
,
contumaciousness
,
contumacy
,
defiance
,
disobedience
,
fractiousness
,
frowardness
,
immovability
,
immutability
,
incorrigibility
,
indiscipline
,
indocility
,
indomitability
,
inductility
,
inelasticity
,
inextensibility
,
inflexibility
,
infraction
,
infringement
,
insubordination
,
insuppressibility
,
irrepressibility
,
irresilience
,
irresiliency
,
lawbreaking
,
lawlessness
,
naughtiness
,
noncompliance
,
nonconformity
,
noncooperation
,
nonobedience
,
obstreperousness
,
passive resistance
,
recalcitrance
,
recalcitrancy
,
recusancy
,
refractoriness
,
resistance
,
restiveness
,
shrewishness
,
stubbornness
,
transgression
,
unalterability
,
unbendingness
,
uncontrollability
,
uncooperativeness
,
unduteousness
,
undutifulness
,
ungovernability
,
unlimberness
,
unmalleability
,
unmanageability
,
unmoldableness
,
unpliability
,
unruliness
,
unsubmissiveness
,
untamableness
,
unyieldingness
,
violation
,
waywardness
,
wildness
,
willful disobedience
indocility
collapse
related words >
antipathy
,
averseness
,
aversion
,
backwardness
,
civil disobedience
,
contumaciousness
,
contumacy
,
cursoriness
,
defiance
,
disagreement
,
disinclination
,
disobedience
,
disrelish
,
dissent
,
distaste
,
foot-dragging
,
fractiousness
,
frowardness
,
grudging consent
,
grudgingness
,
incorrigibility
,
indiscipline
,
indisposedness
,
indisposition
,
indomitability
,
infraction
,
infringement
,
insubordination
,
insuppressibility
,
intractability
,
intractableness
,
irrepressibility
,
lack of enthusiasm
,
lack of zeal
,
lawbreaking
,
lawlessness
,
mutinousness
,
naughtiness
,
nolition
,
noncompliance
,
nonconformity
,
noncooperation
,
nonobedience
,
obstinacy
,
obstreperousness
,
opposition
,
passive resistance
,
perfunctoriness
,
recalcitrance
,
recalcitrancy
,
recusancy
,
refractoriness
,
refusal
,
reluctance
,
renitence
,
renitency
,
repugnance
,
resistance
,
restiveness
,
shrewishness
,
slowness
,
stubbornness
,
sulk
,
sulkiness
,
sulks
,
sullenness
,
transgression
,
uncontrollability
,
uncooperativeness
,
unduteousness
,
undutifulness
,
unenthusiasm
,
ungovernability
,
unmalleability
,
unmanageability
,
unmoldableness
,
unruliness
,
unsubmissiveness
,
untamableness
,
unwillingness
,
violation
,
waywardness
,
wildness
,
willful disobedience
defiance
collapse
a defiant act
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
a hostile challenge
related words >
audacity
,
boldness
,
bravado
,
brazenness
,
call
,
cartel
,
challenge
,
combative reaction
,
command
,
complaint
,
contempt
,
contrariness
,
contumaciousness
,
contumacy
,
counteraction
,
dare
,
declaration of war
,
defi
,
defiance of authority
,
defy
,
demur
,
despite
,
dispute
,
dissent
,
dissentience
,
effrontery
,
factiousness
,
fractiousness
,
hardihood
,
headstrongness
,
impudence
,
incorrigibility
,
indocility
,
indomitability
,
insolence
,
insubordination
,
insuppressibility
,
insurgency
,
intractability
,
intractableness
,
irrepressibility
,
muster
,
negativism
,
noncooperation
,
objection
,
obstinacy
,
obstreperousness
,
opposition
,
order
,
orneriness
,
passive resistance
,
perversity
,
protest
,
reaction
,
rebelliousness
,
rebuff
,
recalcitrance
,
recalcitrancy
,
recalcitration
,
refractoriness
,
reluctance
,
remonstrance
,
renitence
,
renitency
,
repellence
,
repellency
,
repulse
,
repulsion
,
resistance
,
restiveness
,
revolt
,
shrewishness
,
stand
,
stubbornness
,
stump
,
summons
,
temerity
,
uncontrollability
,
uncooperativeness
,
ungovernability
,
unmalleability
,
unmanageability
,
unmoldableness
,
unruliness
,
unsubmissiveness
,
untamableness
,
wildness
,
withstanding
unruliness
collapse
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
related words >
abandon
,
abandonment
,
anarchism
,
anarcho-syndicalism
,
anarchy
,
antinomianism
,
assault
,
attack
,
battering
,
butchery
,
chaos
,
confusion
,
contumaciousness
,
contumacy
,
criminal syndicalism
,
defiance
,
defiance of authority
,
disorder
,
disorderliness
,
disorganization
,
disruption
,
forcible seizure
,
fractiousness
,
immoderacy
,
incontinence
,
incorrigibility
,
indiscipline
,
indocility
,
indomitability
,
insuppressibility
,
intemperance
,
intractability
,
irrepressibility
,
killing
,
laxness
,
laying waste
,
licentiousness
,
looting
,
lynch law
,
massacre
,
misrule
,
mob law
,
mob rule
,
mobocracy
,
nihilism
,
noncoercion
,
nonintimidation
,
obstinacy
,
obstreperousness
,
ochlocracy
,
onslaught
,
orneriness
,
permissiveness
,
pillaging
,
primal chaos
,
rape
,
rebellion
,
recalcitrance
,
recalcitrancy
,
recalcitration
,
refractoriness
,
resistance
,
restiveness
,
revolution
,
riot
,
rioting
,
riotousness
,
sacking
,
shrewishness
,
slaughter
,
sowing with salt
,
stubbornness
,
syndicalism
,
tohubohu
,
turmoil
,
unconstraint
,
uncontrol
,
uncontrollability
,
ungovernability
,
uninhibitedness
,
unmalleability
,
unmanageability
,
unmoldableness
,
unreserve
,
unrestraint
,
unstrictness
,
unsubmissiveness
,
untamableness
,
violation
,
wantonness
,
wildness
despite
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contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
related words >
Schadenfreude
,
abhorrence
,
abomination
,
affront
,
airs
,
arrogance
,
aspersion
,
at all costs
,
at any cost
,
atrocity
,
audacity
,
aversion
,
bold front
,
boldness
,
brash bearing
,
brashness
,
brassiness
,
bravado
,
brazenness
,
brickbat
,
bumptiousness
,
cattiness
,
cheekiness
,
clannishness
,
cliquishness
,
cockiness
,
cold shoulder
,
contempt
,
contemptuousness
,
contumacy
,
contumely
,
cut
,
daring
,
daringness
,
defial
,
defiance
,
defying
,
derision
,
despisal
,
detestation
,
discourtesy
,
disdain
,
disdainfulness
,
disfavor
,
disgust
,
dislike
,
disparagement
,
disregard
,
distaste
,
dump
,
enormity
,
even with
,
flouting
,
gibe
,
gloating pleasure
,
grudge
,
harm
,
hate
,
hatred
,
hauteur
,
humiliation
,
hurt
,
ignoring
,
ill will
,
impertinence
,
impudence
,
in defiance of
,
in despite of
,
in spite of
,
incivility
,
indignity
,
injury
,
insolence
,
insult
,
irregardless
,
irrespective of
,
jeer
,
jeering
,
loathing
,
malevolence
,
maliciousness
,
malignancy
,
malignity
,
mock
,
mockery
,
notwithstanding
,
offense
,
outrage
,
pertness
,
put-down
,
rebuff
,
recalcitrance
,
regardless
,
regardless of
,
regardless of cost
,
rejection
,
repudiation
,
ridicule
,
sauciness
,
scoff
,
scorn
,
scornfulness
,
scurrility
,
slap
,
slight
,
sniffiness
,
snobbishness
,
snootiness
,
snottiness
,
snub
,
sovereign contempt
,
spite
,
spite of
,
spitefulness
,
spleen
,
spurning
,
stubbornness
,
superciliousness
,
taunt
,
toploftiness
,
uncomplimentary remark
,
unholy joy
,
with
contempt
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a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
open disrespect for a person or thing
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
related words >
abhorrence
,
abjuration
,
abjurement
,
affront
,
antipathy
,
arrogance
,
aspersion
,
atrocity
,
audacity
,
aversion
,
bold front
,
boldness
,
brash bearing
,
brashness
,
brassiness
,
bravado
,
brazenfacedness
,
brazenness
,
brickbat
,
bumptiousness
,
cheekiness
,
chucking
,
chucking out
,
cockiness
,
contemptuousness
,
contradiction
,
contumacy
,
contumely
,
cut
,
daring
,
daringness
,
declination
,
declining
,
defial
,
defiance
,
defying
,
denial
,
denigration
,
deprecation
,
depreciation
,
derision
,
despisal
,
despising
,
despite
,
disapproval
,
discard
,
disclamation
,
discommendation
,
discounting
,
discredit
,
disdain
,
disesteem
,
disfavor
,
disgust
,
dishonor
,
dismissal
,
disownment
,
disparagement
,
dispraise
,
disregard
,
disrepute
,
disrespectfulness
,
distaste
,
disvaluation
,
dump
,
enormity
,
exception
,
exclusion
,
face of brass
,
flippancy
,
flout
,
flouting
,
freshness
,
gibe
,
hate
,
hatred
,
humiliation
,
ignominy
,
ignoring
,
impertinence
,
impudence
,
indignity
,
infamy
,
injury
,
insolence
,
insult
,
jeer
,
jeering
,
loathing
,
mock
,
mockery
,
nonacceptance
,
nonapproval
,
nonconsideration
,
odium
,
offense
,
opprobrium
,
outrage
,
passing by
,
pertness
,
put-down
,
putting away
,
putting out
,
rebuff
,
recalcitrance
,
recantation
,
refusal
,
rejection
,
renouncement
,
repudiation
,
repugnance
,
repulse
,
ridicule
,
rudeness
,
sauciness
,
scoff
,
scorn
,
scouting
,
scurrility
,
shame
,
spurning
,
stubbornness
,
taunt
,
throwing out
,
turning out
,
uncomplimentary remark
recalcitrance
collapse
related words >
antagonism
,
antipathy
,
averseness
,
aversion
,
backlash
,
backwardness
,
bad blood
,
challenge
,
clashing
,
collision
,
combative reaction
,
competition
,
complaint
,
conflict
,
confutation
,
contempt
,
contradiction
,
contraposition
,
contrariety
,
contrariness
,
contumaciousness
,
contumacy
,
counteraction
,
counterposition
,
counterworking
,
crankiness
,
cross-purposes
,
crotchetiness
,
cursoriness
,
defiance
,
defiance of authority
,
demur
,
despite
,
deviation
,
disaccord
,
disaccordance
,
disagreement
,
disconformity
,
disinclination
,
disobedience
,
dispute
,
disrelish
,
dissension
,
dissent
,
dissentience
,
distaste
,
enmity
,
foot-dragging
,
fractiousness
,
friction
,
grudging consent
,
grudgingness
,
hostility
,
inaccordance
,
incongruity
,
inconsistency
,
incorrigibility
,
indisposedness
,
indisposition
,
indocility
,
indomitability
,
inimicalness
,
insuppressibility
,
interference
,
intractability
,
intractableness
,
irrepressibility
,
kick
,
lack of enthusiasm
,
lack of zeal
,
mutinousness
,
negativeness
,
negativism
,
nolition
,
noncompliance
,
nonconcurrence
,
nonconformance
,
nonconformism
,
nonconformity
,
noncooperation
,
nonobservance
,
objection
,
obstinacy
,
obstreperousness
,
opposition
,
opposure
,
oppugnance
,
oppugnancy
,
originality
,
orneriness
,
passive resistance
,
perfunctoriness
,
perverseness
,
protest
,
reaction
,
rebuff
,
recalcitrancy
,
recalcitration
,
recoil
,
recusance
,
recusancy
,
refractoriness
,
refusal
,
reluctance
,
remonstrance
,
renitence
,
renitency
,
repellence
,
repellency
,
repercussion
,
repugnance
,
repulse
,
repulsion
,
resistance
,
restiveness
,
revolt
,
rivalry
,
shrewishness
,
slowness
,
stand
,
stubbornness
,
sulk
,
sulkiness
,
sulks
,
sullenness
,
swimming upstream
,
unconformity
,
uncontrollability
,
uncooperativeness
,
unenthusiasm
,
ungovernability
,
unmalleability
,
unmanageability
,
unmoldableness
,
unruliness
,
unsubmissiveness
,
untamableness
,
unwillingness
,
vying
,
wildness
,
withstanding
stubbornness
collapse
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
related words >
adhesiveness
,
antipathy
,
application
,
assiduity
,
assiduousness
,
averseness
,
aversion
,
backwardness
,
balkiness
,
bigotry
,
bulldog tenacity
,
bullheadedness
,
cantankerousness
,
cohesiveness
,
concentration
,
consistency
,
constancy
,
contempt
,
contumaciousness
,
contumacy
,
cursoriness
,
defiance
,
defiance of authority
,
despite
,
determination
,
diligence
,
disagreement
,
disinclination
,
disobedience
,
disrelish
,
dissent
,
distaste
,
dogged perseverance
,
doggedness
,
dogmatism
,
durability
,
endurance
,
engrossment
,
fanaticism
,
fidelity
,
firmness
,
fixed mind
,
foot-dragging
,
fractiousness
,
fundamentalism
,
gluiness
,
glutinosity
,
grudging consent
,
grudgingness
,
gumminess
,
hardheadedness
,
hardiness
,
hardness
,
headstrongness
,
immovability
,
immutability
,
impliability
,
indefatigability
,
indisposedness
,
indisposition
,
indocility
,
inductility
,
industriousness
,
industry
,
inelasticity
,
inexorability
,
inextensibility
,
inflexibility
,
inflexible will
,
infrangibility
,
insistence
,
insistency
,
intolerance
,
intractability
,
intractableness
,
irresilience
,
irresiliency
,
lack of enthusiasm
,
lack of zeal
,
lastingness
,
leatherlikeness
,
loyalty
,
mulishness
,
mutinousness
,
nolition
,
obduracy
,
obdurateness
,
obstinacy
,
obstinateness
,
obstreperousness
,
opinionatedness
,
opposition
,
orneriness
,
orthodoxy
,
overzealousness
,
patience
,
patience of Job
,
perfunctoriness
,
permanence
,
perseverance
,
persistence
,
persistency
,
pertinaciousness
,
pertinacity
,
pigheadedness
,
plodding
,
plugging
,
precisianism
,
preoccupation
,
purism
,
puritanism
,
recalcitrance
,
recalcitrancy
,
recalcitration
,
refractoriness
,
refusal
,
relentlessness
,
reluctance
,
renitence
,
renitency
,
repugnance
,
resistance
,
resolution
,
restiveness
,
retention
,
rigidity
,
rigidness
,
rigor
,
rigorousness
,
ropiness
,
sedulity
,
sedulousness
,
self-will
,
single-mindedness
,
singleness of purpose
,
slogging
,
slowness
,
snugness
,
stability
,
stamina
,
staying power
,
steadfastness
,
steadiness
,
stick-to-itiveness
,
stickiness
,
stiff neck
,
stiff-neckedness
,
stiffness
,
strength
,
stringiness
,
strongheadness
,
sulk
,
sulkiness
,
sulks
,
sullenness
,
tackiness
,
tenaciousness
,
tenacity
,
tightness
,
tirelessness
,
toughness
,
unalterability
,
unbendingness
,
unbreakability
,
unbreakableness
,
uncompromisingness
,
uncooperativeness
,
unenthusiasm
,
unlimberness
,
unmalleability
,
unpliability
,
unregenerateness
,
unrelentingness
,
unremittingness
,
unruliness
,
unswerving attention
,
unwillingness
,
unyieldingness
,
viscidity
,
viscosity
,
vitality
,
wildness
,
willfulness
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