Associations to the word «Obstinate»

Wiktionary

OBSTINATE, adjective. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
OBSTINATE, adjective. Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.

Dictionary definition

OBSTINATE, verb. Persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments".
OBSTINATE, adjective. Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
OBSTINATE, adjective. Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing.
OBSTINATE, adjective. Resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn