plural obstinacies
Definition of obstinacy
1a
: the quality or state of being obstinate : stubbornness
She held to her own opinion with great obstinacy.
b
: the quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue
the obstinacy of tuberculosis
2
: an instance of being obstinate
irritated by the senator's obstinacies
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