recalcitrancy
noun. defiance
- affront
- audacity
- back talk
- big talk
- boldness
- bravado
- brazenness
- call
- cartel
- challenge
- command
- confrontation
- contempt
- contrariness
- contumacy
- dare
- defy
- despite
- effrontery
- enjoinder
- factiousness
- gas
- guts
- hot air
- impudence
- impugnment
- insolence
- insubordination
- insurgence
- insurgency
- intractableness
- lip
- muster
- opposition
- order
- perversity
- provocation
- rebellion
- rebelliousness
- recalcitrance
- revolt
- sass
- spite
- stump
- summons
- temerity
- throwing of the gauntlet
- unruliness
recreancy
noun. defection
revolt
noun. uprising
revolution
noun. drastic action or change, often in politics
- anarchy
- bloodshed
- cabal
- coup
- coup d'état
- crime
- debacle
- destruction
- disorder
- foment
- golpe
- guerrilla activity
- innovation
- insubordination
- insurgency
- metamorphosis
- mutiny
- outbreak
- overthrow
- overturn
- plot
- radical change
- rebellion
- reformation
- reversal
- revolt
- rising
- row
- shake-up
- shift
- strife
- strike
- subversion
- transformation
- tumult
- turbulence
- turmoil
- turnover
- underground activity
- unrest
- upheaval
- uprising
- uproar
- upset
- violence
tergiversation
noun. defection
topsy-turviness
noun. disorder
- agitation
- anarchism
- anarchy
- brawl
- bustle
- chaos
- clamor
- clutter
- complication
- confusedness
- confusion
- convulsion
- derangement
- disarrangement
- disarray
- discombobulation
- discord
- disorderedness
- disorderliness
- disorganization
- distemper
- disturbance
- dither
- entanglement
- fight
- flap
- fracas
- fuss
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- imbroglio
- insurrection
- jumble
- lawlessness
- mayhem
- mess
- misrule
- mix-up
- mob rule
- muddle
- muss
- quarrel
- rebellion
- reign of terror
- revolution
- riot
- rioting
- ruckus
- rumpus
- scramble
- static
- strike
- terrorism
- tizzy
- trouble
- tumble
- tumult
- turbulence
- turmoil
- unrest
- unruliness
- uproar
unrest
noun. state of agitation; disturbance
- altercation
- anarchy
- annoyance
- anxiety
- bickering
- bother
- chagrin
- change
- confusion
- contention
- controversy
- crisis
- debate
- disaffection
- discontent
- discord
- disease
- disquiet
- dissatisfaction
- dissension
- distress
- dither
- ennui
- grief
- insurrection
- irritation
- malaise
- moodiness
- mortification
- perplexity
- perturbation
- protest
- quarrel
- rebellion
- restlessness
- sedition
- sorrow
- strife
- tension
- tizzy
- trouble
- tumult
- turmoil
- unease
- uneasiness
- uproar
- upset
- vexation
- worry
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