obstinacy
noun[U]
usuallydisapprovinguk/ˈɒb.stɪ.nə.si/us/ˈɑːb.stə.nə.si/thequalityof beingunreasonablydetermined,especiallytoactin aparticularway and not tochangeat all,despitewhat anyoneelsesays:
Istayeduntil the end out ofsheerobstinacy.
the obstinacy of thehumanspirit
See
obstinate
- She hasshowedobstinacy in thefaceofdifficulty.
- He made hiscasewith obstinacy.
- They weremerelyreactingout ofprideand obstinacy.
Strength of will and determination
- aggressiveness
- bitter
- bloody-mindedness
- character
- character-building
- dead
- determination
- double
- fight
- inflexibility
- intransigence
- inveteracy
- mettle
- militancy
- resolution
- resolve
- single-mindedness
- stamina
- staying power
- stick-to-it-iveness