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Obstinacy

//ˈɑbstɪnəsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. countable, uncountable

    "He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity."

  2. 2
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires wordnet
  3. 3
    A group of bison; the collective noun for bison. collective, countable
  4. 4
    the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome wordnet

Etymology

From obstinate + -cy.

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