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