stubborn
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stub·born
(stŭb′ərn)adj. stub·born·er, stub·born·est
1.
a. Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute. See Synonyms at obstinate.
b. Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent: stubborn prejudice; stubborn earnestness.
2. Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort: stubborn soil; stubborn stains.
[Middle English stuborn.]
stub′born·ly adv.
stub′born·ness n.
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stubborn
(ˈstʌbən)adj
1. refusing to comply, agree, or give in; obstinate
2. difficult to handle, treat, or overcome
3. persistent and dogged: a stubborn crusade.
[C14 stoborne, of obscure origin]
ˈstubbornly adv
ˈstubbornness n
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stub•born
(ˈstʌb ərn)adj.
1. unreasonably or perversely obstinate; unyielding.
2. fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute.
3. obstinately maintained, as a course of action: stubborn resistance.
4. difficult to handle, treat, etc.: a stubborn pain.
[1350–1400; Middle English stiborn(e), styborne, stuborn, of uncertain orig.]
stub′born•ly, adv.
stub′born•ness, n.
syn: stubborn, obstinate, dogged, persistent imply fixity of purpose or condition and resistance to change. stubborn and obstinate both imply resistance to advice, entreaty, protest, or force; but stubborn implies an innate characteristic and is the term usu. used when referring to inanimate things: a stubborn child; a stubborn lock; an obstinate customer. dogged implies willfulness and tenacity, esp. in the face of obstacles: dogged determination. persistent implies having staying or lasting qualities, resoluteness, and perseverance: persistent questioning.
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Adj. | 1. | stubborn - tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield uncompromising, inflexible, sturdy - not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" |
2. | stubborn - not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" |
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stubborn
adjective
1. obstinate, dogged, inflexible, fixed, persistent, intractable, wilful, tenacious, recalcitrant, unyielding, headstrong, unmanageable, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, unshakable, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, cross-grained, contumacious He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way.
obstinate yielding, flexible, compliant, docile, wavering, manageable, malleable, pliable, vacillating, pliant, tractable, biddable, irresolute, half-hearted
obstinate yielding, flexible, compliant, docile, wavering, manageable, malleable, pliable, vacillating, pliant, tractable, biddable, irresolute, half-hearted
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stubborn
adjective1. Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:
adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding.
Idiom: stubborn as a mule.
2. Difficult to alleviate or cure:
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Translations
عَنيدعَنِيد
tvrdohlavý
stædig
itsepäinen
tvrdoglav
òrár, òrjóskur
頑固な
고집 센
ietiepīgs
trmast
envis
ดื้อ
bướng bỉnh
stubborn
[ˈstʌbən] ADJ1. (= obstinate) [person] → testarudo, terco, tozudo; [animal] → terco; [nature, attitude, silence, refusal] → obstinado; [resistance, insistence, determination] → obstinado, pertinaz
she has a very stubborn streak → puede ser muy testaruda or terca or tozuda
as stubborn as a mule → terco como una mula
she has a very stubborn streak → puede ser muy testaruda or terca or tozuda
as stubborn as a mule → terco como una mula
2. (= hard to deal with) [problem] → pertinaz; [stain, lock] → difícil, resistente
he had a stubborn cold → tenía un resfriado persistente
he had a stubborn cold → tenía un resfriado persistente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
stubborn
adj
(= obstinate) person, insistence → stur; animal, child → störrisch; to be stubborn about something → stur auf etw (dat) → beharren; she has a stubborn streak → sie kann sehr stur sein
(= persistent) refusal, resistance, campaign, stain etc → hartnäckig; in stubborn silence → stur schweigend
lock, material → widerspenstig; weeds, cough → hartnäckig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
stubborn
[ˈstʌbən] adj (gen) → ostinato/a; (person) → cocciuto/a, testardo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stubborn
(ˈstabən) adjective obstinate, or unwilling to yield, obey etc. He's as stubborn as a donkey.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
stubborn
→ عَنِيد tvrdohlavý stædig stur πεισματάρης testarudo itsepäinen têtu tvrdoglav ostinato 頑固な 고집 센 koppig sta uparty teimoso упрямый envis ดื้อ inatçı bướng bỉnh 顽固的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stubborn
a. obstinado-a, testarudo-a, caprichoso-a;
v.
to be ___ → obstinarse, encapricharse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012