| obstinate | adj 1. stubborn, degil, keras kepala, keras hati, ketegar: sometimes she can be so ~, kadang-kadang dia begitu degil; 2. not easily subdued, overcome, nekad: their ~ resistance to attack changed the course of the war, tentangan mereka yg nekad thdp serangan mengubah haluan peperangan itu; 3. (of disease, illness) resisting treatment, sukar sembuh; (of rash, sore) sukar baik: an ~ cold, selesema yg sukar sembuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stubborn | adj 1. obstinate, strong-willed, degil: the more they argued, the more ~ he became, lagi mereka bertengkar, lagi degil jadinya dia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recalcitrant | adj degil, keras kepala: ~ attitude, sikap keras kepala; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contumacious | adj degil, tegar, keras /kepala, hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strong-willed | adj degil, keras kepala: she is too ~ for her own good, dia terlalu keras kepala bagi kebaikan dirinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mulish | adj stubborn, degil, keras kepala, tegar: he is ~ and difficult to deal with, dia keras kepala dan sukar berurus dengannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bloody-minded | n (sl) degil dan tdk mahu bekerjasama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recalcitrant | n pendegil, (orang yg) /degil, keras kepala/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obstinacy | n stubbornness, kedegilan, ketegaran, sifat /degil, keras kepala, keras hati, ketegar/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perverse | 2. (of behaviour) stubbornly unreasonable, sikap degil: her ~ refusal to help them shocked him, sikap degilnya yg enggan menolong mereka memeranjatkannya; 3.being excessively opposed to so. or st, [various translations]: he seems to take a ~ pleasure in going against his father’s wishes, dia nampaknya seronok dan puas hati dgn tindakannya menentang kehendak ayahnya; he took a ~ satisfaction in reporting the difficulties that lay ahead, dia berasa puas sepuas-puasnya dlm melaporkan kesulitan yg akan dihadapi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |