persist
C1Academic AWL-10UK /pəˈsɪst/US /pərˈsɪst/
Meaning
verb
to continue to do something despite difficulties or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable
“persist in doing something, Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what happened?”
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