obstinationn.

Brit.

/ˌɒbstᵻnᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌɑbstəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: Middle English obstinacioun, Middle English obstynacioun, Middle English obstynacyone, Middle English obstynacyoun, Middle English obstynancion (transmission error), Middle English–1500s obstinacion, 1500s obstinacyon, 1500s obstynacyon, 1500s– obstination; also Scottish pre-1700 obstinacion, pre-1700 obstinacioun, pre-1700 obstinatione, pre-1700 obstinatioun.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French obstination; Latin obstinātiōn-, obstinātiō.

Etymology: < Middle French, French obstination (c1190 in Old French) and its etymon classical Latin obstinātiōn-, obstinātiō pertinacity, obstinacy, stubbornness < obstināt- , past participial stem of obstināre (see obstinate adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹.

Obstinacy; perversity; obduracy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun]

obstination?1387

pertinacyc1390

obstinacya1393

thronessa1400

stubbornnessc1440

obstinance?a1475

durenessc1480

pertinacity?1504

stomacha1513

stiffness1526

tenacity1526

persistence1546

obstacleness1548

obstinateness1561

stiffneckedness1570

self-mindedness1574

intractability1579

persistency1600

obstinancy1614

contumacy1619

stomachfulness1621

tenaciousness1642

pertinaciousness1651

irresignation1657

peremptoriness1747

mulishness1763

strongheadedness1793

dourness1794

unmovableness1818

stoutheartedness1826

bullet-headednessa1849

stalwartism1879

camelishness1883

thick and thin1884

stupidity1886

jusqu'auboutisme1917

die-hardism1922

obstinative-

?1387 T. Wimbledon Serm. (Corpus Cambr.) (1967) 89 (MED) Þis pot is stoppid wiþ þe gobet of led whan vnpite is þus by synne of obstinacion [v.r. hardholdyng] closid in coueytise þat he may not go owt of þe chynches hertes by penaunce.

?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 8 (MED) Þe þridde synne is obstinacioun or hardnes of herte, þe whiche wole not be contrit for conpunccioun.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 294 Obstynacyoun in euyl doyng.

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xiii. 5 And sithen [thaim] graues in obstynacioun.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvi. 110 Al the insurrectionis..hes procedit of the ignorance & obstinatione of the comount pepil.

1569 E. Fenton tr. P. Boaistuau Certaine Secrete Wonders Nature f. 60^v They feared not with obstination to publishe openly in all places.

1655 W. Lower Polyeuctes iii. v. 33 Like a Beast, like an impious desperate wretch In braving torments, in despising death, Without regret, astonishment, or murmur, In obstination, and insensibility.

1680 G. Hickes Spirit of Popery 42 The incurable obstination of the Presbyterian Party in Schism against the Episcopal Church.

a1711 T. Ken Anodynes in Wks. (1721) III. 401 Yet still with Obstination I, To win the Battle restless try.

1714 R. Hunter Androboros ii. iii. 12 Fizle. Write it down so then. Tom. 'Tis done. Finding our selves under an Incomprehensible Obstination. Flip. 'Owns'! That's worse than t'other.

1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm x. 273 The obstination of the human mind in adhering to the worse, even when the better is presented to its choice.

1891 Cent. Mag. Aug. 620/2 She thought of running after him, but of what use would that be, seeing his obstination against treating diseases on the mortal plane?

1949 E. Bowen Heat of Day iv. 65 Cousin Francis's visit..had been a matter of honour, not merely of obstination.

1996 Differences 8 ii. 2 Stupidity offers a whirligig of imponderables: as irreducable obstination,..it is at once dense and empty, cracked, the interminable ‘duh!’ of contemporary usage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obstination
释义	obstinationn. Brit. /ˌɒbstᵻnᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɑbstəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: Middle English obstinacioun, Middle English obstynacioun, Middle English obstynacyone, Middle English obstynacyoun, Middle English obstynancion (transmission error), Middle English–1500s obstinacion, 1500s obstinacyon, 1500s obstynacyon, 1500s– obstination; also Scottish pre-1700 obstinacion, pre-1700 obstinacioun, pre-1700 obstinatione, pre-1700 obstinatioun. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French obstination; Latin obstinātiōn-, obstinātiō. Etymology: < Middle French, French obstination (c1190 in Old French) and its etymon classical Latin obstinātiōn-, obstinātiō pertinacity, obstinacy, stubbornness < obstināt- , past participial stem of obstināre (see obstinate adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Obstinacy; perversity; obduracy. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] obstination?1387 pertinacyc1390 obstinacya1393 thronessa1400 stubbornnessc1440 obstinance?a1475 durenessc1480 pertinacity?1504 stomacha1513 stiffness1526 tenacity1526 persistence1546 obstacleness1548 obstinateness1561 stiffneckedness1570 self-mindedness1574 intractability1579 persistency1600 obstinancy1614 contumacy1619 stomachfulness1621 tenaciousness1642 pertinaciousness1651 irresignation1657 peremptoriness1747 mulishness1763 strongheadedness1793 dourness1794 unmovableness1818 stoutheartedness1826 bullet-headednessa1849 stalwartism1879 camelishness1883 thick and thin1884 stupidity1886 jusqu'auboutisme1917 die-hardism1922 obstinative- ?1387 T. Wimbledon Serm. (Corpus Cambr.) (1967) 89 (MED) Þis pot is stoppid wiþ þe gobet of led whan vnpite is þus by synne of obstinacion [v.r. hardholdyng] closid in coueytise þat he may not go owt of þe chynches hertes by penaunce. ?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 8 (MED) Þe þridde synne is obstinacioun or hardnes of herte, þe whiche wole not be contrit for conpunccioun. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 294 Obstynacyoun in euyl doyng. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xiii. 5 And sithen [thaim] graues in obstynacioun. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvi. 110 Al the insurrectionis..hes procedit of the ignorance & obstinatione of the comount pepil. 1569 E. Fenton tr. P. Boaistuau Certaine Secrete Wonders Nature f. 60^v They feared not with obstination to publishe openly in all places. 1655 W. Lower Polyeuctes iii. v. 33 Like a Beast, like an impious desperate wretch In braving torments, in despising death, Without regret, astonishment, or murmur, In obstination, and insensibility. 1680 G. Hickes Spirit of Popery 42 The incurable obstination of the Presbyterian Party in Schism against the Episcopal Church. a1711 T. Ken Anodynes in Wks. (1721) III. 401 Yet still with Obstination I, To win the Battle restless try. 1714 R. Hunter Androboros ii. iii. 12 Fizle. Write it down so then. Tom. 'Tis done. Finding our selves under an Incomprehensible Obstination. Flip. 'Owns'! That's worse than t'other. 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm x. 273 The obstination of the human mind in adhering to the worse, even when the better is presented to its choice. 1891 Cent. Mag. Aug. 620/2 She thought of running after him, but of what use would that be, seeing his obstination against treating diseases on the mortal plane? 1949 E. Bowen Heat of Day iv. 65 Cousin Francis's visit..had been a matter of honour, not merely of obstination. 1996 Differences 8 ii. 2 Stupidity offers a whirligig of imponderables: as irreducable obstination,..it is at once dense and empty, cracked, the interminable ‘duh!’ of contemporary usage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1387
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