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Eigensinn.

stubbornness, obstinacy, self-willedness, the quality of refusing to change one's mind, narrow-mindedness

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩zɪn/
  1. stubbornness, obstinacy, self-willedness, the quality of refusing to change one's mind, narrow-mindedness

    masculine · no-plural · strong
  2. idiosyncrasy

    masculine · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

eigen + Sinn.

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