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Stubbornness and narrow-mindedness

stubborn streak

noun

a very firm and determined quality in someone’s character

intransigence

noun

an unreasonable refusal to change your ideas or behavior

intolerance

noun

someone’s refusal to accept behavior, beliefs, or opinions that are different from their own

obstinacy

noun

the quality of being unwilling to be reasonable and change your behavior, plans, or ideas

reaction

noun

strong opposition to any social or political change

conservatism

noun

a tendency to dislike change

dogmatism

noun

the attitude of someone who is dogmatic

provincialism

noun

the attitudes of people who do not easily accept new or different ideas

tunnel vision

noun

the tendency to concentrate on one goal or one aspect of something without considering anything else

willfulness

noun

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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