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# obstinacy

noun (obstinacies)

«obstinacy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

The state of refusing to change your mind or give in, even when you should. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obstinacy/#m1)

### In the lessons

a king or hero refuses to give way and is punished for it

### Examples

- His obstinacy got him into trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obstinacy/#x1)
- Her obstinacy made her refuse to eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obstinacy/#x2)
- Through his own obstinacy he lost the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obstinacy/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «obstinacy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obstinacy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«obstinacy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/obstinacy.html) on Mova free.