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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stub•born /ˈstʌbɚn/USA pronunciation adj. - unreasonably unwilling to change;
unyielding:a stubborn refusal. - fixed or set in one's purpose, action, or opinion:He made a stubborn attempt to break the lock.
- difficult to handle, treat, do away with, etc.:a stubborn pain.
stub•born•ly, adv.: The army stubbornly resisted and refused to surrender. stub•born•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stub•born (stub′ərn),USA pronunciation adj. - unreasonably obstinate;
obstinately unmoving:a stubborn child. - fixed or set in purpose or opinion;
resolute:a stubborn opponent of foreign aid. - obstinately maintained, as a course of action:a stubborn resistance.
- difficult to manage or suppress:a stubborn horse; a stubborn pain.
- hard, tough, or stiff, as stone or wood;
difficult to shape or work.
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- Middle English stiborn(e), styborne, stuborn 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contrary, intractable, refractory, unyielding, headstrong, obdurate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged persevering. Stubborn, dogged, obstinate, persistent imply fixity of purpose or condition and resistance to change. Stubborn and obstinate both imply resistance to advice, entreaty, remonstrance, or force; but stubborn implies more of innate quality and is the more frequently used when referring to inanimate things:stubborn disposition; stubborn difficulties.Dogged implies pertinacity and grimness in doing something, esp. in the face of discouragements:dogged determination.Persistent implies having staying or lasting qualities, resoluteness, and perseverance:persistent questioning.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tractable.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged irresolute.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stubborn /ˈstʌbən/ adj - refusing to comply, agree, or give in; obstinate
- difficult to handle, treat, or overcome
- persistent and dogged
Etymology: 14th Century stoborne, of obscure originˈstubbornness n |