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obstinate

/'ɑbstənɪt/

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adjective
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
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cussed obdurate unrepentant unregenerate unregenerated
adjective
resistant to guidance or discipline
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"an obstinate child with a violent temper"

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contrary perverse wayward disobedient
adjective
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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stubborn unregenerate persistent pertinacious pigheaded stiff-necked strong-minded strong-willed stroppy tenacious unyielding bloody-minded bolshy bullet-headed bullheaded cantankerous contrarious cross-grained determined dogged dour hardheaded mulish
verb
persist stubbornly
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"he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

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hold on persevere hang in hang on persist

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