obstinacy (n.)

late 14c., obstinacie, "hardness of heart, inflexibility of temper or purpose," from Medieval Latin obstinatia, from obstinatus "resolute, inflexible, stubborn" (see obstinate).

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obstinate (adj.)

"stubborn in adhering to one's own course, unyielding," late 14c., from Latin obstinatus "resolute, resolved, determined, inflexible, stubborn," past participle of obstinare "persist, stand stubbornly, set one's mind on," from ob "by" (see ob-) + stinare (related to stare "stand"), from PIE *ste-no-, from root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm." Related: Obstinately.

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Definitions of obstinacy

obstinacy (n.)

the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome;

Synonyms: stubbornness / obstinance / mulishness

obstinacy (n.)

resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires;

Synonyms: stubbornness / bullheadedness / obstinance / pigheadedness / self-will

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