adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a stubborn/obstinate refusal (= a refusal even when others think this is unreasonable )
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Her stubborn refusal to admit the truth was trying his patience.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
refusal
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Ballater sensed obstinate refusal rather than a willingness to bargain.
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The obstinate refusal of many males to support gun control is not chiefly a product of conditioning by the weapons industry.
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A defendant can combat an obstinate refusal even to consider compromise by a shrewd payment into court, or a Calderbank offer.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an obstinate refusal to face facts
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Ed is being obstinate again.
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How do you deal with an obstinate teenager who always says she isn't hungry?
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You know I'm right really. You're just being obstinate .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A defendant can combat an obstinate refusal even to consider compromise by a shrewd payment into court, or a Calderbank offer.
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An obstinate fellow, if ever there was one, and a very elusive one too.
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Good advice you just have to give way to these obstinate creatures.
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Old dirt is obstinate and also begins to destroy the fibres if left.
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She had an obstinate chin, a cruel mouth and small arrogant eyes.
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The obstinate refusal of many males to support gun control is not chiefly a product of conditioning by the weapons industry.
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Those words of my New Hampshire neighbor seem to mock my trivial but obstinate frustration.