Meaning & use
stubbornness
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the quality of being unwilling to change one's mind or course of action, despite good reasons to do so
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His stubbornness cost him the chance to compromise before the deadline.
Despite her stubbornness, the doctor's advice eventually convinced her to rest.
A note on using this word
Often carries mixed connotations, sometimes admired as determination and sometimes criticized as inflexibility.
Words with a similar meaning
obstinacywillfulness
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