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obstinate
adjective(ob-sti-nate)
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obstinate
adjective(ob-sti-nate)
resistant to guidance or discipline
Synonyms: contrary, perverse, wayward,
Examples:
An obstinate child with a violent temper.
obstinate
adjective(ob-sti-nate)
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
Synonyms: stubborn, unregenerate,
obstinate
verb(ob-sti-nate)
persist stubbornly
Examples:
He obstinates himself against all rational arguments.

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