1
[ adjective ] resistant to guidance or discipline

Examples

"Mary Mary quite contrary" "an obstinate child with a violent temper" "a perverse mood" "wayward behavior"

Related terms

disobedient

2
[ adjective ] stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Related terms

unregenerate

3
[ verb ] persist stubbornly

Examples

"he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"

Related terms

persevere stubbornness

4
[ adjective ] persisting in a reactionary stand

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unreconstructed

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