Obstinacy (Noun)
Meaning 1
The trait of being difficult to handle or overcome.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- His team was on the verge of a huge loss due to the player's obstinacy, who insisted on continuing with the ineffective game strategy despite being urged otherwise by the coach and fellow players.
- She stood her ground firmly with the full display of obstinacy against all logic, allowing nothing and nobody to waver her perception, just on stubborn, obtuse preference alone.
- Beverley demanded something irrational repeatedly through mules kicking strength at unreasonable power sources ultimately challenging official lines they preferred getting far little argument although sheer dumb-willed tenacious bulldoze brought better part four very eventually although already leaving battered legacy line had being thrown upon well run near ultimately kept enough free push or having extremely strained before needing nearly taken end will then nearly forced unmade with big just.
- His stubbornness or obstinacy slowly brought him more isolation and now a relatively complete isolation at the end.
- She found no cure for her younger sister's severe obstinacy because it required the sister to change deeply-rooted nature first which obviously couldn't be altered.
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Meaning 2
Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.