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obstinate
('/A/bst/@/n/I/t )

adjective (a)

  • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    stubborn, unregenerate
    Antonym:
    docile
    source: wordnet30
  • Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    cussed, obdurate, unrepentant
    source: wordnet30
  • resistant to guidance or discipline(adj.all)
    Example:
    An obstinate child with a violent temper.
    Synonym:
    contrary, perverse, wayward
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • persist stubbornly(verb.change)
    Example:
    He obstinates himself against all rational arguments.
    source: wordnet30
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