0 unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says:
He can be very obstinate at times.
her obstinate refusal to compromise
obstinate weeds
Invading troops met with obstinate resistance by guerrilla forces.
1 unwilling to change your opinion or action despite argument or persuasion; stubborn:
an obstinate two-year-old
Alternatively, the specific aspects of negative emotionality (angry obstinate behavior or fearful unadaptive behavior) may reflect aspects of infant behavior showing stability or continuity from infancy through toddlerhood.
His sense for unjust treatment and solidarity with others soon made him emerge as a politically obstinate ' trouble maker ' in the eyes of white employers and authorities.
In the first few prosecutions, if you happen to run up against a few obstinate fellows.
I am very obstinate and obtuse about matters of that sort.
He was averse to hoo-ha, could be very obstinate, yet was at times almost shy.
Did not their obstinate attitude in rejecting selectivity result in a temporary shortage of machinery for some categories of cloth?
I have generally found that the very last way to get anything out of an obstinate man is to tell him that he is obstinate.
The more he is advised the more obstinate he is.
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