obstinacy russian

• своево́лие

  self-will, wilfulness, obstinacy

  arbitrariness, high-handedness

• но́ров

  obstinacy, stubbornness, wilfulness, restiveness (of a horse)

  custom, habit, way

• неусту́пчивость

  obstinacy, non-compliance

• самоду́рство

  petty tyranny, high-handedness, despotic behaviour, arbitrariness

  stupid wilfulness, obstinacy, pigheadedness

• стропти́вость

  obstinacy, obduracy, refractoriness

• хара́ктерность

  characteristic quality, distinctiveness, typicalness

  strength of character, wilfulness, obstinacy

Examples

• Её строптивость мешала им договориться

  Her obstinacy made it difficult for them to reach an agreement.

• Учитель терпел его строптивость целый год

  The teacher put up with his obstinacy for an entire year.