obstinance

While the reasons behind why people forgo treatment are varied and often subjective, America’s cultural dismissal of therapy and general obstinance about prioritizing mental health gives credence to the intense backlash Biles faced post-Tokyo.

His youthful obstinance was less amusing when it came to the game.

Father Ariel is no longer at the parish — I don’t know many of the priests there anymore, my connection to the parish steadily eroded by distance, time and sheer obstinance on my part.

If you, nevertheless, decide to tackle the job yourself, I suggest starting in a small room that can be sacrificed on the altar of obstinance.

Then came utter obstinance over refusing to change the team name after learning unequivocally that it was a slur and was hurtful to an entire people.