stubbornness

/'stʌbənis/

Thân thiện

A young child shows stubbornness by refusing to eat his vegetables.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Resolute adherence to one's own ideas or desires: The quality of being determined to do something or to have something in one's own way, often refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite persuasion or reason.
   • The trait of being difficult to handle or overcome: A characteristic of being unyielding, inflexible, or hard to manage, control, or defeat.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • His stubbornness prevented him from admitting he was wrong. (His resolute adherence to his own view stopped him from conceding.)
  • The stubbornness of the old lock made it impossible to open. (The trait of being difficult to overcome made the lock unopenable.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sheer stubbornness": Used to emphasize an extreme or pure form of the quality.
  • He succeeded through sheer stubbornness, refusing to give up.
• "A streak of stubbornness": Refers to a noticeable element of this trait in someone's character.
  • For all her kindness, she has a definite streak of stubbornness.

Variants and Related Words

• Stubborn (adj): Having or showing stubbornness.
  • He is a stubborn man who never listens to advice.
• Stubbornly (adv): In a stubborn manner.
  • She stubbornly refused to leave.

Synonyms

• Obstinacy: Stubborn adherence to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason or arguments.
• Intransigence: Refusal to change one's views or to agree about something.
• Pigheadedness: Stupidly obstinate.

Antonyms

• Flexibility: Willingness to change or compromise.
• Compliance: The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.
• Tractability: The quality of being easily managed or controlled.

Idioms and Phrases

• "Dig one's heels in": To become very stubborn and refuse to change one's mind or course of action.
  • When they suggested a cheaper option, he just dug his heels in.
• "As stubborn as a mule": Extremely stubborn.
  • You can't convince him; he's as stubborn as a mule.

Học thuật

Noun

1. resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
2. the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bullheadedness
• obstinacy
• obstinance
• pigheadedness
• self-will
• mulishness