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stubborn
[stuhb-ern]
adjective
unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving.
a stubborn child.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms:fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute.
a stubborn opponent of foreign aid.
Synonyms:Antonyms:obstinately maintained, as a course of action.
a stubborn resistance.
difficult to manage or suppress.
a stubborn horse; a stubborn pain.
hard, tough, or stiff, as stone or wood; difficult to shape or work.
stubborn
/ ˈʌə /
adjective
refusing to comply, agree, or give in; obstinate
difficult to handle, treat, or overcome
persistent and dogged
a stubborn crusade
Other 51Թ Forms
- stubbornly adverb
- stubbornness noun
- prestubborn adjective
- unstubborn adjective
- unstubbornly adverb
- unstubbornness noun
- ˈٳܲǰԲԱ noun
- ˈٳܲǰԱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stubborn1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of stubborn1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But he was also stubborn in ways that would prove self-destructive.
They talk about a "stubborn kid" who was "wild, really aggressive" and would occasionally come to blows with team-mates.
I like to make sure it’s never from a place of being stubborn, where I’m just like, “I don’t drink because I made up this idea in my head that I’m not going to drink.”
The narrative around the former Scotland defender, particularly with Southampton in the Premier League, was that he was too stubborn and needed to adapt.
Yet she’s started just 10 games since then, losing most of the last three seasons to a stubborn anterior cruciate ligament injury that took four surgeries to repair.
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The origin of stubborn is itself fittingly stubborn, or "unreasonably obstinate." We might assume stubborn is connected to stub, a "short, projecting part or remaining piece" that is often immovable and unyielding. But that just doesn't seem to be true.Stubborn is recorded around 1350–1400 and took such forms as stiborn(e), styborne, and stuborn. Beyond that, we just don't really know. Thanks for nothing, stubborn.Stubborn isn’t alone: it finds lots of company in other English words that seem simple but whose origins are not. Discover more in our slideshow “‘Dog,’ ‘Boy,’ And Other 51Թs That We Don’t Know Where They Came From."
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