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Dictionary: head·strong   (hĕd'strông', -strŏng') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful. See synonyms at obstinate, unruly.
  2. Resulting from willfulness and obstinacy.

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adj

Definition: stubborn
Antonyms: calm, docile, moderate, obedient, submissive, tolerant, tractable


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  Synonyms: froward, self-willed, willful, wilful


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stædig, hidsig, egensindig

Nederlands (Dutch)
eigenzinnig, stijfkoppig, ongezeglijk, onhandelbaar, tegen de draad in

Français (French)
adj. - entêté, têtu, obstiné, impétueux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - eigensinnig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ισχυρογνώμονας, ξεροκέφαλος

Italiano (Italian)
testardo, caparbio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - obstinado

Русский (Russian)
своевольный, упорный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - voluntario, testarudo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - halsstarrig, envis

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
顽固的, 任性的, 刚愎的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 頑固的, 任性的, 剛愎的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 완고한, 고집불통의, 방자스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頑固な, 強情な, わがままな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيد, جموح, جامح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עקשן‬


 
 

 

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