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