willfulness.

1. Determination to follow one's wishes despite opposition.

2. The quality of acting intentionally rather than accidentally.

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Words that belong together

• childish willfulness
• persistent willfulness

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His willfulness turned a small disagreement into a crisis.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.