Fill in the blank with an appropriate adjective.
The manager worried that the _____ employee would try to undermine his authority.

Recalcitrant (adjective)
Synonyms: Uncooperative (অসহযোগী), Intractable (সহজে নিয়ন্ত্রণ বা বশ করা যায় না এমন), Unmanageable (নিয়ন্ত্রণের অযোগ্য).
Antonyms: Amenable (অনুগত), Docile (বাধ্য), Compliant (অন্যের ইচ্ছাপূরণে সম্মত).
English Meaning: Unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to do, even if it is reasonable.
Bangla Meaning: অবাধ্য; অবশ্য; শৃঙ্খলাভঙ্গকারী: a recalcitrant child/attitude.
Other Forms: Recalcitrance [রিক্যাল্‌সিট্রান্‌স্], recalcitrancy [রিক্যাল্‌সিট্রান্‌সি] (noun(s)) [Uncountable noun] অবাধ্যতা; অবশ্যতা।
Example Sentence:
- The manager worried that the recalcitrant employee would try to undermine his authority.
- He was often handed the difficult and recalcitrant patients by his bosses and he hadn't failed one yet.

Source: Website Lecture, Merriam-Webster Dictionary