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obdurate
Obdurate (adj) means Stubbornly refusing to change your bad behaviour or feel sorry for it.
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1
Stubbornly refusing to change your bad behaviour or feel sorry for it.
"An injury-time goal from Nikola Zigic against an obdurate Stoke side gave Birmingham back-to back Premier League wins for the first time in 14 months."
— Les Roopanarine, Birmingham 1 - 0 Stoke (2011)
2
Made physically hard or tough.
"The past is obdurate for the same reason a turtle's shell is obdurate: because the living flesh inside is tender and defenseless."
— Stephen King, 11/22/63 (2011)
3
Unable to feel sympathy; hard-hearted.
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Etymology
First attested in the 1450s, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English obdurat(e), borrowed from Latin obdūrātus (“hardened”), perfect passive participle of obdūrō (“to harden”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ob- (“against”) + dūrō (“to harden, render hard”), from dūrus (“hard”). Compare durable, endure.
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What is the meaning of obdurate?
"obdurate" (adj) means stubbornly refusing to change your bad behaviour or feel sorry for it.
What is another word for obdurate?
Other words for "obdurate" include flint, flinty, obstinate, stony, cussed, unrepentant.
What is the opposite of obdurate?
Opposites of "obdurate" include yielding, remorseful, penitent, softened, tender.
What are the different meanings of obdurate?
"obdurate" has 3 main meanings: 1. Stubbornly refusing to change your bad behaviour or feel sorry for it; 2. Made physically hard or tough; 3. Unable to feel sympathy; hard-hearted.
