EnglishMain Dictionary
obstinate
Universal Words
adjective
1 (often disapproving) refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; showing this
SYNSTUBBORN:
He can be very obstinate when he wants to be! * her obstinate refusal to comply with their request
2 [usuallybeforenoun] difficult to get rid of or deal with
SYNSTUBBORN:
the obstinate problem of unemployment * an obstinate stain
obstinacy noun [U]:
an act of sheer obstinacy
obstinately adverb:
He obstinately refused to consider the future.
