Noun
- 1. stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, mulishness, intractability, intractableness
- usage: the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
- 2. stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
- usage: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
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