obstinacy

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Noun

Singular obstinacy

Plural obstinacies

1. (countable & uncountable) The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. <> taurin kai, kafiya.
   • Synonyms: conviction, insistence, recalcitrance, stubbornness and tenacity

   ones who are inattentive because of obstinacy. <> waɗanda suke shagala a cikin zurfin jahilci. = [ 51:11 ] wadanda suka shagala a cikin zurfin jahilci. --Qur'an 51:11

   He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.