anal-retentiveness

noun

Definition of anal-retentivenessnext
as in wrongheadedness

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  1. intransigence
  2. adamance
  3. obduracy
  4. obstinacy
Noun
  • While nobody is mourning the fall of Bashar al-Assad—even Iran, Assad's most prolific backer, was getting tired of his intransigence—there are fears about what a post-Assad Syria might have in store.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For some reason, despite a new police chief, despite most of the old players being gone, some of whom were reprimanded, there was still some institutional intransigence into really doing the right thing.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of intransigence
Noun
  • Their adamance is understandable.
    Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2022
  • There is no evidence to support his fraud claims, despite his adamance on Twitter and in other statements.
    Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2023
Definition of adamance
Noun
  • Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.
    John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Andreas blames the obduracy of U.S. politicians and bureaucrats for the persistence of the drug wars, despite their evident failure and their huge financial and human costs.
    Russell Crandall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Definition of obduracy
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  • That is the popular girl’s cross to bear, and the desperate obstinacy that comes with this realization is one of Cody’s main themes.
    Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Odenkirk was one of several perfectly cast actors in the episode, a force capable of matching Bernthal’s intensity and obstinacy.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Definition of obstinacy
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