headstrong

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headstrong

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From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong.

adjective more headstrong · most headstrong

  1. 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.

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

Españoldíscolo, desconsiderado
中文任性 rènxìng
हिन्दीहठी haṭhī
Portuguêsobstinado
Françaisobstiné
Deutscheigensinnig
Italianodeterminato
Ελληνικάισχυρογνώμων ischyrognómon
Românăîncăpățânat, căpos
Русскийсвоенравный svojenravnyj

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@misc{headstrong_2026,
  title = {headstrong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/headstrong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}