jääräpäinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• obstinate adj Refusing to change one's opinion or course of action, often unreasonably so.
• perverse adjective Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or against what is expected or sensible.
• wilful adj Done deliberately and on purpose, especially something wrong or harmful.

Senses

jääräpäinen is used for these senses in English:

• bloody-minded (chiefly, UK, informal) Obstinate; stubborn.
• bullheaded Unreasonably stubborn.
• hell-bent (originally, US, informal) Recklessly determined to do or achieve (something). [with on ‘something’]
• obstinate Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
• perverse Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable.
• wilful Stubborn and determined.

perverse — full definition

1. adjective Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable, contrary, or against what is expected or sensible.
2. adjective Showing an unusual and often unhealthy or twisted deviation from what is considered normal or moral.

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