🔤 Obdurate (Adjective)
IPA: //ˈɒbdjʊrət//
✨ Use obdurate when someone is locked in their ways, even in the face of truth, empathy, or consequence.
🧠 Meaning
Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action; emotionally unmoved or hard-hearted.
✍️ Example Sentences
🔹 Despite repeated pleas for mercy, the judge remained obdurate in delivering a harsh sentence.
🔹 He stood obdurate against all reasoning, unwilling to admit he was wrong.
📜 Word Origin
From Latin obduratus, past participle of obdurare — ob- ("against") + durare ("to harden").
💡 Did You Know?
Obdurate is often used to describe someone so hardened—emotionally or mentally—that logic, emotion, or compassion can’t reach them.
🏷️ Related Words
#stubborn
#unyielding
#inflexible
#callous
#unbending
#heartless
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