Definition of "obstinacy"

obstinacy

/ˈɑbstɪnəsi/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural obstinacies
1. The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
  Quotations
  "I don't know where," replied the girl."Then I do," said Sikes, more in the spirit of obstinacy than because he had any real objection.
  1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 44, in Oliver Twist
  His hand closed, he drew back, and his face assumed a still more stubborn expression. / "For you it's a matter of obstinacy," she said, looking intently at him and suddenly finding the right word for the expression of his face which exasperated her so much.
  1877, Leo Tolstoy (author), David Magarshack (translator), Anna Karenina, part 6, ch 12