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- Dictionaryobdurate/ˈɒbdjʊrət/
adjective
- 1. stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action: "I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate"
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used to describe a person who refuses to change their mind, or someone or something that is difficult to deal with or change: Union leaders remain obdurate that working conditions and pay improve. Several obdurate facts / differences remain, preventing a compromise solution. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strong-willed. adamancy.
The meaning of OBDURATE is stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing. How to use obdurate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Obdurate.
Obdurate is a formal word meaning stubborn. If you want to major in English, but your parents are obdurate that you should go premed, they might go so far as to threaten not to pay your tuition.
adjective. unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. Synonyms: inflexible, unbending, callous, obstinate, hard. Antonyms: tractable, soft. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner. Synonyms: shameless, reprobate, unregenerate. Antonyms: repentant, humble. obdurate.
1. not easily moved by feelings or supplication; hardhearted. 2. impervious to persuasion, esp to moral persuasion. [C15: from Latin obdūrāre to make hard, from ob- (intensive) + dūrus hard; compare endure] ˈobduracy, ˈobdurateness n. ˈobdurately adv.
extremely determined to act in a particular way and not to change despite what anyone else says: The president remains obdurate on immigration. used to describe a person who refuses to change their mind, or someone or something that is difficult to deal with or change: Union leaders remain obdurate that working conditions and pay improve.
Definition of obdurate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. not easily moved to pity or sympathy; hardhearted. 2. hardened and unrepenting; impenitent. 3. not giving in readily; stubborn; obstinate; inflexible.
Obdurate definition: Not changing in response to argument or other influence; obstinate or intractable.
If you describe someone as obdurate, you think that they are being unreasonable in their refusal to change their decision or opinion.
