obstinacy

[ ob-stuh-nuh-see ]

/ ˈɒb stə nə si /

the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.

unyielding or stubborn adherence to one's purpose, opinion, etc.

stubborn persistence: The garrison fought on with incredible obstinacy.

resistance to cure, relief, or treatment, as a disease.

an instance of being obstinate; an obstinate act, viewpoint, etc.

Origin of obstinacy

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin obstinātia, derivative of Latin obstinātus (see obstinate); see -cy

We need your opposition, your obstinacy rather than a united Europe.

German Newspaper Tells Britain To Stay in EU Because They Love The Royals |Tom Sykes |January 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And it makes the pettiness and obstinacy on display in the U.S. over these negotiations all the more unseemly.

Fiscal Cliff Stalemate Needs Two-Party Solution |Daniel Gross |December 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Kennedy later said that his obstinacy in dealing with Nixon until it was too late was his single greatest regret.

A Short History of Health-Care Disasters |The Daily Beast |October 13, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
First, you will not see my mother dead through your obstinacy.

Wager of Battle |Henry William Herbert

Certainly it is obstinacy in error that makes the heretic, for a just God can punish only the adhesion of the will to error.

The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. |E. Rameur
To cleave to the possibility of a physical explanation any longer is mere folly and obstinacy.

The Grey Room |Eden Phillpotts
Bethink you to what you expose yourself by obstinacy; I may no longer be able to protect you when the King returns.

The Chaplet of Pearls |Charlotte M. Yonge
But, instead of taking offence at my obstinacy, he was cordially pleased with the frankness of this little debate.

Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time |Franois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

obstinacy

/ (ˈɒbstɪnəsɪ) /

the state or quality of being obstinate

an obstinate act, attitude, etc