Stubborn meaning in english

/ˈstəbən/ Other forms: stubbornest; stubborner Use the adjective stubborn to describe someone who is not open to new ideas or ways of doing things, like your uncle who refuses to listen to any music made after 1990. Stubborn is the opposite of flexible. The Middle English version of stubborn carried the sense of “untamable, implacable,” and there’s still a hint of that in how it is used today. A stubborn person holds on to a view or an attitude, refusing to change — to the point of being unreasonable. Things can also be stubborn, like a stain that no amount of scrubbing can clean or a medical condition that, even with treatment, doesn't improve.

hard, SYNONYMS 1. contrary, intractable, refractory, unyielding, headstrong, obdurate. 2. persevering. stubborn, dogged, obstinate, persistent imply fixity of purpose or condition and resistance to change. stubborn and obstinate both imply resistance to advice, entreaty, remonstrance, or force; but stubborn implies more of innate quality and is the more frequently used when referring to inanimate things: stubborn disposition; stubborn difficulties. dogged implies pertinacity and grimness in doing something, esp. in the face of discouragements: dogged determination. persistent implies having staying or lasting qualities, resoluteness, and perseverance: persistent questioning. ANTONYMS 1. tractable. 2. irresolute. ...his stubborn resistance to anything new. • American English: ˈstʌbərn/ • Arabic: عَنِيد • Brazilian Portuguese: teimoso • Chinese: 顽固的 • Croatian: tvrdoglav • Czech: tvrdohlavý • Danish: stædig • Dutch: koppig • European Spanish: • Finnish: itsepäinen • French: • German: • Greek: πεισματάρης • Italian: • Japanese: 頑固な • Korean: • Norwegian: sta • Polish: uparty • European Portuguese: • Romanian: încăpățânat • Russian: упрямый • Spanish: • Swedish: envis • Thai: ดื้อ • Turkish: inatçı • Ukrainian: впертий • Vietnamese: bướng bỉnh