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obstinate
adjective
verb
Resistant to guidance or discipline
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ˈɒb.stɪ.nət
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adjective
Resistant to guidance or discipline
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary”
adjective
Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
adjective
Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
verb
Persist stubbornly
“He obstinates himself against all rational arguments”
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Mary, Mary, quite contrary
An obstinate child with a violent temper
A perverse mood
Wayward behavior
He obstinates himself against all rational arguments
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