Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Recalcitration /(rē̇*kăl"sĭ*trā"shŭn)/ · Re·cal·ci·tra·tion · IPA 01 n. A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness. 1. A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness.