STUBBORN


Meaning of STUBBORN in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a stubborn stain (= one that is hard to remove )

Lighter fuel can be used to remove more stubborn stains.

a stubborn/obstinate refusal (= a refusal even when others think this is unreasonable )

Her stubborn refusal to admit the truth was trying his patience.

stubborn resistance

The stubborn resistance of the people remains an inspiring example.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

as

And Clare's just as stubborn and just as silly.

Each wore a frown as stubborn as the other's.

This can be a helpful approach in discussion - some one may regard you as stubborn , whereas you see yourself as determined.

most

You are the most stubborn , irritating child I have ever come across!

These appear to be the most stubborn obstacles to our believing that the inscription reproduces essentially the words of Themistokles.

Those last few pounds can prove the most stubborn , but the F-Plan will help.

He was at his most stubborn , and gave the predictable answers to the obvious questions.

He frowned. ` Steve Waugh's the most stubborn batsman in world cricket.

so

Why the devil was she so stubborn ?

It amazed me, to tell you the truth, that you could be so stubborn .

Edward, why is your country so resistant, why are you so stubborn ?

He's an old donkey, so stubborn .

very

He can be very stubborn at times.

Only a very stubborn man could have believed that reason would prevail in a case such as this one.

He can be very stubborn about his principles.

In this way she seems to be a very stubborn character.

He was so very stubborn and single-minded when he went after something he wanted.

■ NOUN

determination

As the family kept vigil, the children saw at close quarters the stubborn determination of their stepmother.

There was no cheering on the part of the men, but a stubborn determination to obey orders and do their duty.

refusal

Perhaps it was her stubborn refusal to see her family broken up that made Mrs Breen appealing to Farnham.

resistance

However, Wainwright offered stubborn resistance , and responded with some hard hitting from the baseline to level the score at 6-6.

What accounted for this stubborn resistance of nationalities to the predicted assimilation?

After two-and-a-half years of stubborn resistance , the Republic collapsed rapidly during the first three months of 1939.

streak

Luckily, I had that stubborn streak to give me the determination to do it.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

stubborn weeds

a stubborn old man

Despite stubborn opposition, the President managed to raise interest rates.

I've got a very stubborn streak and I discovered that I couldn't bear people telling me what I could and couldn't eat.

I told him it was a bad idea, but Dave's so stubborn that he just never listens.

Jean-Paul can be as a stubborn as a mule.

The oil companies face stubborn resistance from environmentalists.

We need to do something about Craig, but he's so stubborn I just know he wouldn't listen if we tried to talk to him.

Your father is so stubborn - he won't listen.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A man of great personal charm, he was yet stubborn and pugnacious towards those with whom he disagreed.

Can't you get that into your stubborn skull, Mr Hebden?

I was stubborn , so was she.

If the nearer accepts it she is branded as a liar at worst and as stubborn at best.

She was a stubborn , loyal Aries, the best kind of friend to have.

She was behaving like an ostrich about Old Red - and a stubborn ostrich at that!

Tax policy would be ruled by stubborn one-third minorities, many among them cruising for policy payoffs to drop their opposition.

To their left was the long forbidding wood with its tangle of trees and stubborn defenders.

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