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obstination

obstination noun: stubbornness.

Noun

obstination (uncountable)

  1. stubbornness

Origin of obstination

From Latin obstinatio, obstinatione ,from obstinātus, past participle of obstinō (“set one's mind firmly upon, resolve”).

Questions about obstination

What does obstination mean?
Obstination means stubbornness.
What part of speech is obstination?
Obstination is a noun.

Words near obstination in the dictionary

  1. obstinant
  2. obstinate
  3. obstinately
  4. obstinateness
  5. obstinatenesses
  6. obstination
  7. obstinative
  8. obstinence
  9. obstinent
  10. obstipate
  11. obstipated

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