how to pronounce obstinacy

/ˈɑːbstənəsiː/

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obstinacy is pronounced in four syllables

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meanings of obstinacy

noun:

The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.

obstinacy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word obstinacy occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics obstinacy can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that obstinacy can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;