widerspenstig
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German widerspene, widerspān, 15th c. Compare Modern German wider- and spannen (“to tension”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌʃpɛnstɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wi‧der‧spens‧tig
Adjective[edit]
widerspenstig (strong nominative masculine singular widerspenstiger, comparative widerspenstiger, superlative am widerspenstigsten)
- recalcitrant, renitent, rebellious, unruly, wayward, obstinate, unmanageable
- Synonyms: aufsässig, bockig, trotzig, störrisch, widerborstig
- 1893, Berthold Auerbach, Schwarzwälder Dorfgeschichten, Fünfter Band. - Kapitel 26:
- Sie hörte es nur allzubald, denn der Bauer war rasend ob des widerspenstigen Sohnes. Niemand wagte zu widersprechen außer dem Dekan.
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Declension[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “widerspenstig” in Duden online
- “widerspenstig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache