English-Thai Dictionary

obstinate

ADJ ดื้อดึง  ถือ ทิฐิ  หัวแข็ง  stubborn headstrong submissive tractable due-duang

 

obstinate

ADJ ยาก ที่จะ ควบคุม หรือ แก้ไข ได้  stubborn yak-ti-ja-kub-kum-rua-kea-kai-dai

 

obstinately

ADV อย่าง ดื้อรั้น  อย่าง หัวแข็ง  อย่าง ดื้อดึง  stubbornly obstinately submissively yang-due-ran

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBSTINATE

a.[L. obstinatus.] 1. Stubborn; pertinaciously adhering to an opinion or purpose; fixed firmly in resolution; not yielding to reason, arguments or other means.
I have known great cures done by obstinate resolutions of drinking no wine.
No ass so meek, no ass os obstinate.
2. Not yielding or not easily subdued or removed; as an obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions; an obstinate cough.

 

OBSTINATELY

adv. Stubbornly; pertinaciously; with fixedness of purpose not to be shaken, or not without difficulty; as a sinner obstinately bent on his own destruction. Inflexible to ill and obstinately just.

 

OBSTINATENESS

n.Stubbornness; pertinacity in opinion or purpose; fixed determination.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBSTINATE

Ob "sti *nate, a. Etym: [L. obstinatus, p.p. of obstinare to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see Ob- ) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Destine. ]

 

1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness. I have known great cures done by obstinate resolution of drinking no wine. Sir W. Temple. No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate. Pope. Of sense and outward things. Wordsworth.

 

2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.

 

Syn. -- Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious; persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding; refractory; contumacious. See Stubborn. -- Ob "sti *nate *ly, adv. -- Ob "sti *nate *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

obstinate

ob sti nate |ˈäbstənit ˈɑbstənət | ▶adjective stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so. • (of an unwelcome phenomenon or situation ) very difficult to change or overcome: the obstinate problem of unemployment. DERIVATIVES ob sti nate ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare ‘persist. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

obstinate

ob ¦stin |ate |ˈɒbstɪnət | ▶adjective stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so: her obstinate determination to pursue a career in radio. • (of an unwelcome situation ) very difficult to change or overcome: the obstinate problem of unemployment. DERIVATIVES obstinately adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Latin obstinatus, past participle of obstinare ‘persist ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

obstinate

obstinate adjective it's unusual for two such obstinate people to have a happy marriage: stubborn, unyielding, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, obdurate, mulish, bullheaded, stubborn as a mule, pigheaded, self-willed, strong-willed, headstrong, willful, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, unmanageable, stiff-necked, rigid, uncompromising, implacable, unrelenting, immovable, unshakable; persistent, tenacious, pertinacious, dogged, single-minded. ANTONYMS compliant. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See stubborn . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

obstinate

obstinate adjective I don't think you'll succeed in changing his mind —he's very obstinate: stubborn, headstrong, wilful, unyielding, inflexible, unbending, intransigent, intractable, obdurate, mulish, stubborn as a mule, pig-headed, bull-headed, self-willed, strong-minded, strong-willed, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, unmanageable, cross-grained, stiff-necked, stiff, rigid, steely, iron-willed, uncompromising, implacable, relentless, unrelenting, unpersuadable, immovable, unmalleable, unshakeable, inexorable, with one's toes /feet dug in, persistent, persevering, tenacious, pertinacious, dogged, single-minded, adamant, firm, steadfast, determined; Brit. informal bloody-minded, bolshie, stroppy; N. Amer. informal balky; archaic froward, contumacious; rare contrarious, indurate. ANTONYMS compliant, amenable, tractable. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, wilful These words express a more or less exasperated reaction to someone's determination to have their own way in the face of persuasion or pressure to the contrary. ■ Someone who is obstinate resolutely refuses to heed others (he sensed obstinate refusal rather than a willingness to bargain ) or, occasionally, their own self-interest (she went to the stake for an obstinate adherence to her views ). ■ Someone who is stubborn is even more obstinate than someone who is obstinate. Stubborn can imply deliberate or irrational obstructiveness, rather than a mere refusal to comply with persuasion (you're not in a fit state to drive, but I assumed you'd be stubborn about it ), or it can refer to an obstinacy that has nothing to do with volition (he tried to make a stubborn mule climb the gangway ). Stubbornness can be seen as a good quality, however, or at least as doing no harm to anyone else (I am quite ill nowadays, but just too stubborn to give up the thrill of the rallies! ). ■ Whereas obstinate and stubborn imply refusal to act in accordance with the wishes of others, headstrong says little about others but concentrates, sometimes with grudging admiration, on the determination of the person being described, who may not be actually flouting anyone's wishes but is simply ignoring or even completely unaware of them. It is typically used of girls or young women (how did one stop a person like Harriet, headstrong, independent, beholden to no one? ). ■ Someone described as wilful is being condemned, often as immature, for their determination to do what they want regardless of its effects, especially on others (she was wilful, determined, exciting, and manipulative ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

obstinate

ob sti nate /ɑ́bstɪnət |ɔ́b -/形容詞 more ～; most ～1 (性格の点で )意固地な , 頑固な , 意地っ張りな (stubborn )▸ Our dog is obstinate .うちの犬は頑固だ .2 〖名詞 の前で 〗なかなか落ちない 〈汚れ 染みなど 〉, なかなか直らない 〈症状 〉▸ an obstinate fever なかなか下がらない熱 ▸ obstinate stains 頑固な染み .

 

obstinately

ó b sti nate ly 副詞 頑として 〈動かない 〉, (症状などが )いつまでも 〈良くならない 〉.