inveteracy
noun[U]
formalusuallydisapprovinguk/ɪnˈvet.ər.ə.si/us/ɪnˈvet̬.ɚ.ə.si/thequalityof being verydeterminedandrefusingtochangeyouropinionsorfeelings:
Their inveteracy andcrueltytotheirenemiesislegendary.
Such inveteracy againstournation'sagricultureisunreasonable.
- We weresurprisedat her inveteracy againstpoorSarah.
- Themoralinveteracy of themaincharacterprovesto be anethicalandinterpretiveproblemfor thenovel.
- Shesoonmade the inveteracy of herfeelingsabundantlyclear.
- By the inveteracy oftheirhostility, they hadprovokedhisresentment.
Strength of will and determination
- aggressiveness
- bitter
- bloody-mindedness
- character
- character-building
- dead
- determination
- double
- fight
- inflexibility
- intransigence
- mettle
- militancy
- obstinacy
- resolution
- resolve
- single-mindedness
- stamina
- staying power
- stick-to-it-iveness
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