3
bullheadedness(noun, determination, perseverance, obstinacy, stubbornness)
3
despite(noun, resist)
3
indocility(noun, obstinacy, unruliness)
3
tenacity(noun, passion, hatred, zeal, keenness)
3
willfulness(noun, passion, hatred, zeal, resistance)
2
antipathy(noun, contempt)
2
disdain(noun, contempt)
2
fanaticism(noun, passion, zeal, keenness, intemperance)
2
frowardness
2
hardheadedness(noun, obstinacy)
2
intransigence(noun, perseverance, obstinacy, stubbornness, inflexibility)
2
noncompliance(noun, disobedience)
2
pigheadedness(noun, determination, perseverance, obstinacy, stubbornness)
2
revolt(order, disregard, command, opposition, resistance)
2
scorn(noun, contempt)
1
abandonment(noun, passion, hatred, zeal, keenness)
1
adamancy(determination, perseverance, obstinacy, stubbornness, inflexibility)
1
affront(order, disregard, command, opposition, resistance)
1
arbitrariness(noun, passion, hatred, zeal, keenness)
1
audacity(order, disregard, command, opposition, resistance)
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