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   obstinate

   /ˈɒbstɪnət/

   adjective

   • 1. stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so: "her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio"
   • ▪ (of an unwelcome situation) very difficult to change or overcome: "the obstinate problem of unemployment"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare ‘persist’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obstinately adverb

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   What is obstinate resistance?

   • Invading troops met with obstinate resistance by guerrilla forces. An obstinate thing or problem is difficult to deal with, remove, or defeat. The engine obstinately refused to start. Despite the relative steadiness of prices and sales, banks remained as obstinate as ever in making loans.

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   What is obstinate behavior?

   • An obstinate thing or problem is difficult to deal with, remove, or defeat. The engine obstinately refused to start. Alternatively, the specific aspects of negative emotionality (angry obstinate behavior or fearful unadaptive behavior) may reflect aspects of infant behavior showing stability or continuity from infancy through toddlerhood.

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   What does obstinate mulish mean?

   • obstinate, dogged, stubborn, pertinacious, mulish mean fixed and unyielding in course or purpose. obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable.

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   Obstinate means unreasonably determined or stubborn, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all. Learn more about the word, its usage, and related terms from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   resistant to guidance or discipline. “an obstinate child with a violent temper”. synonyms: contrary, perverse, wayward. disobedient. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority. verb. persist stubbornly. “he obstinates himself against all rational arguments”. see more.

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   If you describe someone as obstinate, you criticize them because they are very determined to do what they want, and refuse to be persuaded to do something else.

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    Obstinate means refusing to change your opinions or behaviour when other people try to persuade you to. It can also mean difficult to get rid of or deal with. See synonyms, pronunciation and usage notes.