Definition of obstinacy Obstinacy
/ɑˈbstʌnʌsi/ - [abstunusee] - ob•sti•na•cy
We found 6 definitions of obstinacy from 4 different sources.
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What does obstinacy mean?
WordNet
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| obstinacy - resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires | ||
| stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will | ||
| firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" | ||
| impenitence, impenitency the trait of refusing to repent | ||
| obstinacy - the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome | ||
| stubbornness, obstinance, mulishness | ||
| intractability, intractableness the trait of being hard to influence or control | ||
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Wiktionary 
- obstinacy (Noun)
The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- obstinacy (n.)
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. - obstinacy (n.)
The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil.
Part of speech
🔤- obstinacy, noun, singular of obstinacies.
