Headstrong

/ˈhɛdˌstrɔŋ/ adjective

Very stubborn and unwilling to listen to advice or change your mind, determined to do things your own way.

From 'head' + 'strong,' a compound formed in the 1500s suggesting someone whose 'head' (mind/will) is particularly 'strong' and unyielding, implying their willfulness originates from their mind.

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