obstinate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ob·stin·ate BrE [ˈɒbstɪnət] NAmE [ˈɑːbstɪnət] adjective
1. (often disapproving)refusing to change your opinions, way of behaving, etc. when other people try to persuade you to; behaviour that shows this
Syn: ↑stubborn
•He can be very obstinate when he wants to be!
•her obstinate refusal to comply with their request
2. usually before noun difficult to get rid of or deal with
Syn: ↑stubborn
•the obstinate problem of unemployment
•an obstinate stain
Derived Words: ↑obstinacy ▪ ↑obstinately

Word Origin:
[obstinacy obstinate obstinately] Middle English: from Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare ‘persist’.

Example Bank:
•Their position remains one of obstinate denial, even in face of the new evidence.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  contrary, perverse, wayward, cussed, obdurate, unrepentant, stubborn, unregenerate