headstrong C1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈhɛdˌstrɔŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #23942 Meanings 1 adj Determined to do what you want and unwilling to listen to advice. He was a headstrong child who never did as he was told. Etymology AI details From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong. heedstrong Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # headstrong **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈhɛdˌstrɔŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 23942 ## Meanings 1. Determined to do what you want and unwilling to listen to advice. ## Examples - He was a headstrong child who never did as he was told. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: heedstrong ## Etymology From Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong. ## AI Etymology Headstrong is from Middle English heedstrong, equivalent to head + strong. A key historical form is Middle English heedstrong. In present-day use, it means determined to do what you want and unwilling to listen to advice. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown