obstination

Definitions of obstination
  1. noun
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
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    types:
    entêtement, rébellion
    the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
    type of:
    résolution
    the trait of being resolute
  2. noun
    the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
    synonyms: entêtement, rébellion
  3. noun
    the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
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    type of:
    indocilité, opiniâtreté
    the trait of being hard to influence or control
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