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- DictionaryStub·born/ˈstəbərn/
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"
1. a (1) : unreasonably or perversely unyielding : mulish. (2) : justifiably unyielding : resolute. b. : suggestive or typical of a strong stubborn nature. a stubborn jaw. 2. : performed or carried on in an unyielding, obstinate, or persistent manner. stubborn effort. 3. : difficult to handle, manage, or treat. a stubborn cold. 4. : lasting.
Some common synonyms of stubborn are dogged, mulish, obstinate, and pertinacious. While all these words mean "fixed and unyielding in course or purpose," stubborn implies sturdiness in resisting change which may or may not be admirable.
- The meanings of dogged and stubborn largely overlap; however, dogged suggests an admirable often tenacious and unwavering persistence. // pursued t...
- Although the words mulish and stubborn have much in common, mulish implies a thoroughly unreasonable obstinacy. // a mulish determination to have h...
- The synonyms obstinate and stubborn are sometimes interchangeable, but obstinate implies usually an unreasonable persistence. // an obstinate propo...
- While in some cases nearly identical to stubborn, pertinacious suggests an annoying or irksome persistence. // a pertinacious salesclerk refusing t...
STUBBORN definition: 1. A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else: 2…. Learn more.
Stubborn definition: unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving. See examples of STUBBORN used in a sentence.
A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else: They have huge arguments because they're both so stubborn. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. refusing to change your actions or opinions. stubborn She's so stubborn, she'll never admit that she was wrong.
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A stubborn person holds on to a view or an attitude, refusing to change — to the point of being unreasonable. Things can also be stubborn, like a stain that no amount of scrubbing can clean or a medical condition that, even with treatment, doesn't improve.
