cussedness

ˈkʌsɪdnɪs

Definition

Definition of cussedness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

difficulty

Rare

tendency to be difficult or uncooperative

Rare

The team's cussedness hindered progress.

intractability

obstinacy

stubbornness

behavior

Rare

deliberate resistance to cooperation

Rare

She showed cussedness by refusing to agree.

obstinacy

stubbornness

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out of sheer cussedness

adv.

because of only stubbornness or a desire to be difficult

He refused to help out of sheer cussedness.

Origin of cussedness

English, cussed (stubborn) + -ness (state of)

Examples of cussedness in a sentence

Her cussedness was legendary among her peers.
His cussedness was evident during the negotiations.
The team's cussedness hindered the project's progress.

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French:caractère difficile, entêtement, ...
German:Störrigkeit, Sturheit, ...
Italian:testardaggine, caparbietà, ...
Spanish:terquedad, ...
Portuguese:teimosia, resistência, ...
Chinese:固执, 顽固, ...
Japanese:頑固さ, 反抗的な態度, ...
Arabic:عِناد, مُكَابَرَة, ...
Hebrew:עִקְּשׁוּת, עַקְשָׁנוּת, ...
Russian:упрямство, неуступчивость, ...
Ukrainian:складність, впертість, ...
Hindi:जिद्दीपन, हठधर्मिता, ...
Bengali:কাসেডনেস, একগুঁয়েমি, ...
Catalan:mala llet, terquedat, ...
Czech:tvrdohlavost, zarputilost, ...
Danish:stædighed, trodsighed, ...
Dutch:koppigheid, ...
Greek:πεισματικότητα, πεισματάρικη συμπεριφορά, ...
Hungarian:makacsság, ...
Khmer:ភាពរឹងរូស, ភាព រឹងរូស, ...
Korean:고집, 반항, ...
Persian:لجاجت, لجبازی, ...
Polish:upór, przekora, ...
Portuguese (BR):teimosia, ...
Romanian:încăpățânare, obstinație, ...
Swedish:envishet, ...
Thai:ความดื้อรั้น, ...
Turkish:inatçılık, inat, ...
Vietnamese:sự bướng bỉnh, sự cứng đầu, ...

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Definition of cussedness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of cussedness

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