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obstinacy

[ob-stuh-nuh-see]

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noun, plural -cies for 5.

the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.

unyielding or stubborn adherence to one's purpose, opinion, etc.

stubborn persistence: The garrison fought on with incredible obstinacy.

resistance to cure, relief, or treatment, as a disease.

an instance of being obstinate; an obstinate act, viewpoint, etc.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin obstinātia, derivative of Latin obstinātus (see obstinate); see -cy

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MacDougall has limited his drama to the problem of one parent's obstinacy.

Besides, that obstinacy needs to be properly tested.

Likewise, teachers should not pin the blame for a failure to convince the student merely on the obstinacy of the student.

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MacDougall has limited his drama to the problem of one parent's obstinacy.

Besides, that obstinacy needs to be properly tested.

Likewise, teachers should not pin the blame for a failure to convince the student merely on the obstinacy of the student.

If necessary, a little imagination and obstinacy can turn any place into a theater.

Were the consequences not so great, it would be a respectable form of obstinacy.

Their obstinacy in sticking to their customs, one could not deny it respect.

His obstinacy over the customs union was the last straw.

He was particularly effective in two sketches about the obstinacy of objects.

His obstinacy in the face of bleak odds has impressed, as has his tenacious hounding of the coalition government.

His devotion to principle was often seen by others, not always incorrectly, as a form of political inactivity and obstinacy.

The thin line between obstinacy and lunacy has ultimately been blurred.

In the faint ray of light that penetrated a shuttered window he saw an image of the obstinacy of hope and he clung to it.

The obstinacy among golfers applies as much to preventive measures as to medical treatment.

The idea is to keep the bulldog nearby to give its owner bulldog obstinacy in the conquest of his own bad habits.

He backed off in the face of both sides' obstinacy and after a.

Masterji's obstinacy grows even after the other families have agreed.

And he embodies the film's idea of how wiliness, obstinacy and good cheer turn into communal spirit.

It is an arranged marriage made possible by the obstinacy of the bridegroom.

The obstinacy of the government over a few divisive issues presents a perpetual risk to the north-south peace accord.

Jobs, whose obstinacy over pricing has given the music industry similar paroxysms of anxiety.

Netanyahu's obstinacy along with his extremist supporters is another series of tangled messes.

Sullen obstinacy and unavailing complaint will serve no good purpose, but only aggravate the evils under which you suffer.

And that drives ideological obstinacy on both sides.

If one fails to understand this, then one fails to understand obstinacy.

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obstinacy (ˈɒbstɪnəsɪ)

—n , pl -cies
1.	the state or quality of being obstinate
2.	an obstinate act, attitude, etc

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obstinacy

late 14c., from M.L. obstinatia, from obstinatus (see obstinate).

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"The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger."

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