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1. (adj.) obstinate
firmly or stubbornly adhering to a purpose, opinion, or course of action.
2. obstinate
not easily or readily treated, controlled, or overcome, as a disease.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L obstinātus, ptp. of obstināre to set one's mind on, be determined =ob-ob-+stināre, der. of stāre to stand)
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1. (adj) stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
2. (adj) cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
3. (verb) contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward
resistant to guidance or discipline
"Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
4. (verb) obstinate
persist stubbornly
"he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"
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1. (adjective) obstinate
unwilling to change; = stubborn
an obstinate old man
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) obstinate
pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness
2. (adj) obstinate
not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions
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Sense: refusing to yield, obey etc
She won't change her mind; – she's very obstinate.
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 Afrikaans: hardkoppig, halsstarrig, |
 Arabic: عَنيد |
 Bulgarian: упорит |
 Brazilian: obstinado |
 Czech: zatvrzelý |
 German: eigensinnig |
 Danish: stædig |
 Greek: πεισματάρης |
 Spanish: terco, obstinado |
 Estonian: kangekaelne |
 Farsi: لجباز؛ یک دنده |
 Finnish: itsepäinen |
 French: obstiné |
 Hebrew: עַקשָן |
 Hindi: हठीला, जिद्दी |
 Croatian: svojeglav, uporan |
 Hungarian: makacs |
 Indonesian: keras kepala |
 Icelandic: þrár |
 Italian: ostinato |
 Japanese: 頑固な |
 Korean: 완고한 |
 Lithuanian: užsispyręs, atkaklus |
 Latvian: stūrgalvīgs; ietiepīgs |
 Malay: keras kepala |
 Dutch: koppig |
 Norwegian: hardnakket, steil, stri |
 Polish: uparty |
 Persian: لجباز؛ یک دنده |
 Pashto: كله شخ |
 Portuguese: obstinado |
 Romanian: încăpăţânat |
 Russian: упрямый |
 Slovak: tvrdohlavý |
 Slovenian: trmast |
 Serbian: tvrdoglav |
 Swedish: envis, obstinat |
 Thai: ดื้อดึง |
 Turkish: inatçı |
 Taiwanese: 固執的，倔強的 |
 Ukrainian: впертий, наполегливий |
 Urdu: اکھڑ، سرکش |
 Vietnamese: bướng bỉnh |
 Chinese: 固执的，倔强的 |
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