Stubborn vs Wilful - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between stubborn and wilful

is that stubborn is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting while wilful is intentional; deliberate.

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Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?

Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.

* See also

* stubbornly * stubbornness

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*willful (US)

intentional; deliberate

stubborn and determined

* voluntary