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obstinate

 
 
/ˈɒbstɪnət/ adjective

Translation

not willing to change your ideas or behaviour although you are wrong
inatçı, dediğim dedikçi, dik kafalı, söz dinlemez, bildiğini okuyan
He's a very rude and obstinate man.1917
(Definition of obstinate adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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