obstinacy

1. (countable, uncountable)The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

   He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.

   Sturheit, Eigensinn

   упря́мствоuprjámstvo, упо́рствоupórstvo, твердоло́бостьtverdolóbostʹ

   упе́ртістьupértistʹ

2. (collective, countable)A group or herd of bison or buffalo.

1. The obstinacy of sisters-in-law.

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2. There was a certain obstinacy in his voice.

   deEs war eine gewisse Hartnäckigkeit in seiner Stimme.

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3. No coaxing could induce them to advance, and the application of the whip only seemed to exasperate their obstinacy.

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4. Miss Wang has a trace of obstinacy in her, but she is still a good student.

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regular

• obstinancealternative proscribed
• obstinancyalternative proscribed