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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of obstinare 'to be determined' |
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ob‧sti‧nate
1 determined not to change your ideas, behaviour, opinions etc, even when other people think you are being unreasonable [= stubborn]: 
He was the most obstinate man I've ever met.Don't be so obstinate!
He was the most obstinate man I've ever met.Don't be so obstinate!2 [only before noun] British English difficult to deal with or get rid of : obstinate stains a complex and obstinate issue
obstinate stainsa complex and obstinate issue —obstinately adverb
—obstinacy noun [uncountable]
