Noun: obstinacy ób-sti-nu-see
- The trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
"His obstinacy in negotiations frustrated the other party";
- stubbornness, obstinance, mulishness
- Resolute adherence to one's own ideas or desires
"His obstinacy in refusing to compromise led to the project's failure";
- stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, bloody-mindedness [Brit]
Derived forms: obstinacies
Type of: firmness, firmness of purpose, intractability, intractableness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve