csökönyös
B2
Hungarian
perverse, obstinate, balky
B2
1
perverse
B2
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Meaning
deliberately acting unreasonably or wrongly
Themes
behavior
|stubbornness
|contrariness
|disapproval
|core_vocabulary
|relationships
Definition
Showing a stubborn and conscious desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable, unacceptable, or clearly wrong, especially by doing the opposite of what is expected or asked.
C1
FORMAL
2
obstinate
C1
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Meaning
stubborn and unwilling to change
Themes
stubbornness
|personality
|behavior
|disagreement
|relationships
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Very stubborn in keeping one’s own opinion or course of action, even when there are strong reasons or pressure to change.
C1
2
balky
C1
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Meaning
of a horse, refusing to move
Themes
animals
|horses
|mules
|stubbornness
|movement
|sports
|outdoors
Definition
Of an animal (especially a horse or mule), stopping and refusing to go forward or do what it is being made to do.
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