headstrong

English

Etymology

From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head +‎ strong.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

headstrong (comparative more headstrong, superlative most headstrong)

Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
He was in that headstrong teenage phase when he felt like he knew everything.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:obstinate

Derived terms

Translations

determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want

Bashkir: үҙһүҙле (üðhüðle), еңмеш (yeñmeš), ныҡышмал (nïqïšmal)
Bulgarian: своеволен (bg) (svoevolen), вироглав (bg) (viroglav)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 任性 (zh) (rènxìng)
Czech: odhodlaný m, tvrdohlavý (cs) m
Finnish: sisukas, päättäväinen (fi)
German: eigensinnig (de)

Greek: ισχυρογνώμων (el) m or f (ischyrognómon)
Hungarian: nyakas (hu), konok (hu), makacs (hu)
Maori: matauaua, upoko mārō, taringa pākura
Norwegian:
Bokmål: egenrådig
Romanian: încăpățânat (ro)
Russian: своенравный (ru) m (svojenravnyj)

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