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stubborn > 2 senses
ADJECTIVE1stubborn, obstinate, unregenerateTenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
2stubborn, refractoryNot responding to treatment
stubborn > pronunciation
Soundsstah'bern
Rhymesadjourn, andiron, auburn, and 58 more rhymes in ern...
stubborn > adjective 1
MeaningTenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
Synonymsobstinate, unregenerate
Contrarydocile
Similarbloody-minded, cantankerous; bolshy, stroppy; bullheaded, bullet-headed, pigheaded; dogged, dour, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding; contrarious, cross-grained; determined; hardheaded, mulish; stiff-necked; strong-minded, strong-willed
See alsouncompromising, sturdy, inflexible; disobedient; intractable
Nounsstubbornness
Adverbsstubbornly
stubborn > adjective 2
MeaningNot responding to treatment.
Examples"a stubborn infection"; "stubborn rust stains"
Synonymsrefractory
Similar tointractable
Categorymedicine, medical specialty
Nounsstubbornness, mulishness

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