obstinate

adjective

/ˈɒbstɪnət/

/ˈɑːbstɪnət/

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(often disapproving) refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; showing this synonym stubborn
- He can be very obstinate when he wants to be!
- her obstinate refusal to comply with their request
- Their position remains one of obstinate denial, even in face of the new evidence.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
[usually before noun] difficult to get rid of or deal with synonym stubborn
- the obstinate problem of unemployment
- an obstinate stain

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare ‘persist’.

单词	obstinate
释义	obstinate adjective /ˈɒbstɪnət/ /ˈɑːbstɪnət/ jump to other results (often disapproving) refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; showing this synonym stubborn He can be very obstinate when he wants to be! her obstinate refusal to comply with their request Their position remains one of obstinate denial, even in face of the new evidence. Topics Personal qualitiesc2 [usually before noun] difficult to get rid of or deal with synonym stubborn the obstinate problem of unemployment an obstinate stain Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare ‘persist’.
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