3
unwilling(adjective, indifferent, unresponsive, obstinate, oblivious)
3
violent
2
anarchistic(adjective, disobedient)
2
bad
2
beyond control(expression, idiom)
2
bull-headed(adjective, difficult, obstinate, stubborn, willful)
2
callous
2
complicated
2
conservative
2
contrarian(feature, opposition, objection)
2
deaf(adjective, unwilling)
2
disloyal(adjective, disobedient)
2
disregardful(adjective, disobedient)
2
dogmatic(adjective, determined, fixed, rigid, inflexible)
2
fierce
2
hard-boiled
2
hard-shell(adjective, determined, persistent, impulsive, obstinate)
2
hardened(adjective, determined, fixed, persistent, stubborn)
2
heartless
2
hopeless(adjective, appearance, difficulty, terrible, persistent)
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