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obstinacy English

Meaning obstinacy meaning

What does obstinacy mean?

— noun (= stubbornness) the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome — noun (= stubbornness) resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

What other words have the same or similar meaning as obstinacy?

stubbornness persistence willfulness self-will pertinacity perseverance obduracy obstinance mulishness wilfulness unyieldingness pigheadedness perversity perverseness obdurateness insistence tenacity opinionatedness eccentricity refractoriness determination contrariness wrongheadedness whim spite importunity egotism doggedness disobedience contumacy capriciousness bullheadedness bigotry willpower wilful nature vitality violence urgency unruliness unmanageableness tenaciousness stubborness stubborn spirit slowness in obeying self-centeredness resistance to authority resistance quarrelsomeness pride

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