What is the meaning of obstinate?

verb

  • Persist stubbornly.
    • usage: "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

adjective

  • Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
  • Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
  • Resistant to guidance or discipline.
    • usage: "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
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