headstrong

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

Etymology

From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong.

In classic literature

Synonyms

froward, self-willed, willful, wilful

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