how to pronounce stubborn

/ˈstʌb.ən/

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stubborn is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of stubborn in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… either i'm now stubborn because after …”

meanings of stubborn

adjective:

Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.

noun:

Stubbornness.
A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.

stubborn frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word stubborn occurs in english on average 4.3 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 stubborn can be related to

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