🇬🇧🇪🇸 obstinate - obstinado : English Lesson

Meaning of "obstinate" ("obstinado"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Obstinate means stubborn in a strong, hard-to-move way—when someone refuses to change their mind or behavior, even when it’s clearly not working, and they keep saying “No!” or “I don’t care!” no matter what anyone explains.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My obstinate little brother sat on the floor and refused to move, so Mom just vacuumed around him like he was a new piece of furniture.

Grandpa was so obstinate about not wearing glasses that he tried to change the TV channel with a grilled cheese sandwich.

The obstinate alarm clock kept ringing even after I yelled, begged, and tried to bribe it with extra batteries.

The obstinate broccoli on my plate would not disappear, no matter how hard I glared my laser-eye beams at it.

My obstinate shoelaces keep untying themselves, as if they have a secret mission to make me trip in public.

An obstinate goat stood on the narrow bridge. Its obstinate hooves were planted; it would not move for the farmer, the child, or the little dog. The farmer offered food, the child tugged its rope, but the obstinate goat chewed calmly and sent an obstinate bleat. At last it stepped down slowly, and the village sighed at the obstinate end.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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