Meaning & use
Obdurate
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Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action, especially despite good reasons to do so.
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Despite the mounting evidence, the committee remained obdurate in its decision.
He was obdurate in his refusal to apologize.
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From Latin 'obdurare,' meaning to harden; often implies a moral hardness or unwillingness to be moved by persuasion.
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