self-willed
Meaning
- Obstinate; strong-minded; unyielding to the desires, concern or opinions of others.
- Possessing self-will; determined to pursue one's own desires or adhere to one's own opinion..
Synonyms
refuse to admit defeat
refuse to admit mistakes
difficult to control
difficult to manage
difficult to overcome
Translations
improbus
entestat caparrut testarrut
Egoismus
à l’esprit solide
caparbio
eigenmachtigEtymology
In summary
From Middle English selfe-willed, selwillyd, equivalent to self- + willed. Compare Middle English onwille, anewil (“selfwilled, stubborn”), from Old English ānwille (literally “one-willed, one's own-willed, self-willed”).
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