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Stubborn vs. Truculent

Difference Between Stubborn and Truculent

Stubborn

having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so
two stubborn young people intent on doing their own thing
a stubborn refusal to learn from experience
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Truculent

Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
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Stubborn

Refusing to change one's mind or course of action despite pressure to do so; unyielding or resolute.
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Truculent

Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant
a truculent speech against the new government.
a truculent glance.
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Stubborn

Characterized by a refusal to change one's mind or course of action; dogged or persistent
stubborn prejudice.
stubborn earnestness.
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Truculent

Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.
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Stubborn

Difficult to treat or deal with; resistant to treatment or effort
stubborn soil.
stubborn stains.
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Truculent

Cruel or savage.
The truculent soldiers gave us a steely-eyed stare.
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Stubborn

Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
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.
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Truculent

Deadly or destructive.
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Stubborn

Of materials: physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
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Truculent

Defiant or uncompromising.
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Stubborn

(informal) Stubbornness.
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Truculent

Eager or quick to argue, fight or start a conflict.
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Stubborn

A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri.
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Truculent

Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent inhabitants of Scythia.
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Stubborn

Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; - said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule.
And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie.
These heretics be so stiff and stubborn.
Your stubborn usage of the pope.
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Truculent

Cruel; destructive; ruthless.
More or less truculent plagues.
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Stubborn

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
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Truculent

defiantly aggressive;
as truculent as a small boy who thinks his big brother can lick anybody
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Stubborn

not responding to treatment;
a stubborn infection
a refractory case of acne
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Truculent

aggressively hostile;
a truculent speech against the new government
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Stubborn

difficult to treat or deal with;
stubborn rust stains
a stubborn case of acne
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Stubborn

persisting in a reactionary stand
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