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   stubborn

   /ˈstʌbən/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so: "a stubborn refusal to learn from experience" Similar obstinatestubborn as a mulemulishheadstrongwilfulstrong-willedself-willedpig-headedbull-headedobdurateawkwarddifficultcontraryperverserecalcitrantrefractoryfirmadamantresolutedoggedpersistentpertinaciousinflexibleiron-willeduncompromisinguncooperativeunaccommodatingintractableunbendingunyieldingunmalleableunadaptablerock-ribbedinformal:stiff-neckedbolshiebloody-mindedbalkyarchaic:contumaciousfrowardOpposite compliantdocile
   • ▪ difficult to move, remove, or cure: "the removal of stubborn screws" Similar indeliblepermanentlingeringpersistenttenaciousfastresistant

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘untameable, implacable’): of unknown origin.

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   • The meaning of STUBBORN is unreasonably or perversely unyielding : mulish. How to use stubborn in a sentence. Stubborn as a Mule (Or Some Other Animal) Synonym Discussion of Stubborn.

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   • A stubborn stain or problem is difficult to remove or to deal with. This treatment removes the most stubborn stains. The first and most stubborn problem was that of reductions in the number of aircraft. Some interest rates have remained stubbornly high. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3.

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   What is the difference between dogged and stubborn?

   • The meanings of dogged and stubborn largely overlap; however, dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. When is it sensible to use mulish instead of stubborn? Although the words mulish and stubborn have much in common, mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy.

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   What is the difference between stubborn and obstinate?

   • Stubborn, dogged, obstinate, persistent imply fixity of purpose or condition and resistance to change. Stubborn and obstinate both imply resistance to advice, entreaty, remonstrance, or force; but stubborn implies more of innate quality and is the more frequently used when referring to inanimate things: stubborn disposition; stubborn difficulties.

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   Stubborn definition: unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving. See examples of STUBBORN used in a sentence.

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   stubborn. adjective. /ˈstʌbən/. /ˈstʌbərn/. (often disapproving) determined not to change your opinion or attitude synonym obstinate. He was too stubborn to admit that he was wrong. She can be as stubborn as a mule (= extremely stubborn). stubborn pride. a stubborn resistance to change.