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obduracy

Translations

obduracynoun

obduracies

obstinationSoutenu; résistance tenace au changement ou à la persuasion.

His obduracy in refusing to apologize only made the situation worse.

Son obstination à refuser de présenter des excuses n’a fait qu’aggraver la situation.

Additional translations

intransigeanceDans un registre formel, pour une fermeté inflexible ou un refus catégorique.

entêtementNuance plus familière ou légèrement péjorative.

Synonyms

obduracynoun

The quality or state of being stubbornly resistant to change or persuasion.

His obduracy in refusing to apologize only made the situation worse.

An instance or act of stubborn resistance or unyielding refusal.

The general's obduracy during the negotiations shocked even his closest advisers.