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Wayward

adjective/wˈeɪwɚd/
Definition
resistant to guidance or discipline
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/wˈeɪwɚd/
🇬🇧British English
/wˈeɪwəd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/wˈeɪwəd/
2 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪwɚd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
perverseobstinatecontrary
Parts of Speech
adjectiveresistant to guidance or discipline
“Mary Mary quite contrary”
Word Forms
contrarinessnoundeliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
perversenessnoundeliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
perversitynoundeliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
eigensinnig
resistent gegen Führung oder Disziplin
🇫🇷French
rebelle
résistant aux conseils ou à la discipline
🇪🇸Spanish
rebelde
resistente a la guía o disciplina
🇮🇹Italian
ribelle
resistente alla guida o alla disciplina
🇳🇱Dutch
eigenzinnig
bestand tegen leiding of discipline
🇵🇹Portuguese
rebelde
resistente à orientação ou disciplina
🇷🇺Russian
своенравный
сопротивляется руководству или дисциплине
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्वच्छंद
मार्गदर्शन या अनुशासन के प्रति प्रतिरोधी
🇧🇩Bengali
বিপথগামী
নির্দেশনা বা শৃঙ্খলা প্রতিরোধী
🇮🇳Tamil
வழிதவறி
வழிகாட்டுதல் அல்லது ஒழுக்கத்திற்கு எதிர்ப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
దారితప్పిన
మార్గదర్శకత్వం లేదా క్రమశిక్షణకు నిరోధకత
🇮🇳Marathi
मार्गस्थ
मार्गदर्शन किंवा शिस्तीला प्रतिरोधक
🇮🇳Gujarati
માર્ગદર્શક
માર્ગદર્શન અથવા શિસ્ત માટે પ્રતિરોધક
🇮🇳Kannada
ದಾರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿದ
ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ಅಥವಾ ಶಿಸ್ತಿಗೆ ನಿರೋಧಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വഴിപിഴച്ച
മാർഗനിർദേശത്തിനോ അച്ചടക്കത്തിനോ പ്രതിരോധം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰਾਹ ਵੱਲ
ਮਾਰਗਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਰੋਧਕ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے راہ
رہنمائی یا نظم و ضبط کے خلاف مزاحم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
任性的
抗拒指导或纪律
🇯🇵Japanese
気まぐれな
指導や規律に抵抗する
🇰🇷Korean
흔들리는
지도나 징계에 저항함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bướng bỉnh
chống lại sự hướng dẫn hoặc kỷ luật
🇹🇭Thai
เอาแต่ใจ
ทนต่อคำแนะนำหรือระเบียบวินัย
🇮🇩Indonesian
bandel
tahan terhadap bimbingan atau disiplin
🇵🇭Filipino
naliligaw
lumalaban sa patnubay o disiplina
🇲🇾Malay
sesat
tahan terhadap bimbingan atau disiplin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ضال
مقاومة التوجيه أو الانضباط
🇮🇷Persian
سرکش
مقاوم در برابر راهنمایی یا انضباط
🇹🇷Turkish
dik kafalı
Rehberliğe veya disipline dirençli
🇮🇱Hebrew
הֲפַכְפַּך
עמיד בפני הדרכה או משמעת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'wayward'?
The primary meaning of 'wayward' is 'resistant to guidance or discipline'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wayward' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'wayward' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'wayward' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'wayward' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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