obstinance

• Substantiv, das die Eigenschaft bezeichnet, starrsinnig oder schwer lenkbar zu sein, oft gekennzeichnet durch ein festes Beharren auf eigenen Meinungen oder Absichten.

A noun referring to the quality of being stubborn or difficult to manage, often characterized by a firm adherence to one's own opinions or intentions.

unzählbar

1. Stubbornness or unyielding attitudeC1formal

   The quality of being stubbornly determined to do what one wants, even when others disagree or when it is difficult.

   Sturheit

   • His obstinance in refusing to compromise caused the negotiations to fail.
   • She showed remarkable obstinance in sticking to her principles despite the pressure.
   • The child's obstinance made it hard for the parents to get him to eat his vegetables.

   Synonymedoggednessinflexibilityintransigencemulishnessobstinacypersistenceperversenesspigheadednessstubbornnesstenacity

   Antonymecompliancecooperativenessflexibilityyielding

2. Difficulty to manage or overcomeC1formal

   The trait of being difficult to handle, control, or overcome.

   Widerspenstigkeit

   • The obstinance of the disease made treatment very challenging.
   • The team faced the obstinance of the old machinery, which kept breaking down.
   • The obstinance of the stain required multiple washes to remove.

   Synonymeintransigencemulishnessobduracyobstinacypertinacitypigheadednessstubbornnesstenaciousnesswillfulness

   Antonymecooperativenessflexibilitymanageabilitytractability