Obstinate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɑːbstɪnət|
Brit.
|ˈɒbstɪnət|
verb
- persist stubbornly
he obstinates himself against all rational arguments
adjective
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing (syn: cussed, obdurate, unrepentant)
- resistant to guidance or discipline (syn: contrary, perverse, wayward)
- resistant to guidance or discipline (syn: contrary, perverse, wayward)
an obstinate child with a violent temper
Extra examples
My parents remain as obstinate as ever.
I don't think you'll succeed in changing his mind - he's very obstinate.
This soap will remove the most obstinate stains.
He was the most obstinate man I've ever met.
Don't be so obstinate!
My uncle Walter is as obstinate as they come.
Never have I met a woman so obstinate, so pigheaded!
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