English dictionary

obstinacy

/'/A/bst/@/n/@/s/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

noun.attribute

Synonyms mulishness obstinance stubbornness

Source: WordNet 3.0
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

noun.attribute

Synonyms bullheadedness obstinance pigheadedness self-will stubbornness

Source: WordNet 3.0
A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy.

noun

Source: webster1913