Obdurate Word Meaning

Etymology:

late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘hardened in sin, impenitent’): from Latin obduratus, past participle of obdurare, from ob- ‘in opposition’ + durare ‘harden’ (from durus ‘hard’)

Audio Pronunciation:

Definition:

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

Short Definition:

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

Examples:

• I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate