stubborn
pronunciation
How to pronounce stubborn in British English:
UK [ˈstʌbən]
How to pronounce stubborn in American English:
US [ˈstʌbərn]
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- Adjective:
- tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- not responding to treatment
- difficult to treat or deal with
- persisting in a reactionary stand
Word Origin
- stubborn (adj.)
- late 14c., of uncertain origin. Earliest form is stiborn. OED, Liberman doubt any connection with stub (n.). Related: Stubbornly; stubbornness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The result is a modest but stubborn current-account deficit .
- 2. Leo moon personalities can be extremely stubborn .
- 3. Colleagues describe a nocturnal control freak with a stubborn streak .
- 4. Mr. andol , who also owns a metal-fabrication business here , is stubborn .
- 5. Stubborn temptations and overwhelming problems can be defeated by christ when given to him .