MULISHNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

Synonyms:

mulishness; obstinacy; obstinance; stubbornness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("mulishness" is a kind of...):

intractability; intractableness (the trait of being hard to influence or control)

Derivation:

stubborn (not responding to treatment)

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