Obstinacy

n.	1.	A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy. You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contract. - Shak. To shelter their ignorance, or obstinacy, under the obscurity of their terms. - Locke.
	2.	The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil.

Noun	1.	obstinacy - the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome Synonyms: mulishness, obstinance, stubbornness
	2.	obstinacy - resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires Synonyms: bullheadedness, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, obstinance

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