Contumacy is a synonym of stubbornness.
As nouns the difference between contumacy and stubbornness
is that contumacy is disobedience, resistance to authority while stubbornness is the state of being stubborn.
contumacy
English
Noun
(-)
disobedience, resistance to authority
Derived terms
* contumacious
stubbornness
English
Noun
The state of being stubborn.
Synonyms
* See also