From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpigheadedpig‧head‧ed /ˌpɪɡˈhedɪd◂/ adjective DETERMINEDdetermined to do things the way you want and refusing to change your mind, even when there are good reasons to do so SYN stubborn Never have I met a woman so obstinate, so pigheaded! —pigheadedness noun [uncountable] It was just sheer pigheadedness on his part.
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pigheaded• The consulate official was being pigheaded about giving us our visas.• How could she honestly make this pigheaded man see sense? 