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MULISHNESS
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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)