self-willed

self-will

(sĕlf′wĭl′)
n.
Willfulness, especially in satisfying one's own desires or adhering to one's own opinions.
self′-willed′ adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.self-willed - habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
froward, headstrong, wilful, willful
disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
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self-willed

adjective stubborn, wilful, headstrong, intractable, opinionated, obstinate, cussed (informal), stiff-necked, ungovernable, refractory, pig-headed, stubborn as a mule He was very independent and self-willed.
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Translations

self-willed

[ˌselfˈwɪld] ADJ → terco, voluntarioso
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self-willed

[ˌsɛlfˈwɪld] adj → ostinato/a
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self-willed

(selfˈwild) adjective
determined to do, or have, what one wants. a self-willed little brat.
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