obstinance

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noun

1. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
• Syn:
stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, self-will
• Derivationally related forms:
pigheaded (for: pigheadedness), obstinate, bullheaded (for: bullheadedness), stubborn (for: stubbornness)
• Hypernyms:
resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
• Hyponyms:
impenitence, impenitency, intransigency, intransigence
2. the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
• Syn:
stubbornness, obstinacy, mulishness
• Derivationally related forms:
stubborn (for: mulishness), stubborn (for: stubbornness)
• Hypernyms:
intractability, intractableness