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[OB-duh-rit]<\/strong><\/a>
Phonetic (Standard) IPA:<\/strong> (Standard beer reference here)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Popcast Phonetic:<\/strong> \u201cOB-duh-rut\u201d \u2014 say it like someone clutching the last slice of pizza with both hands like, \u201cNope. Mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adjective<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

stubbornly refusing to change one\u2019s opinion or course of action; hardened in attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EXPLANATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Obdurate<\/strong> is that unshakeable, dug-in, not-moving-an-inch kind of stubborn. Not the cute kind. Not the \u201cconvince me\u201d kind. This is the \u201cI heard everything you said\u2026 and I\u2019m still doing what I want\u201d kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the person guarding the last slice like it\u2019s a championship belt. It\u2019s someone holding the popcorn bowl and not even pretending to pass it. You can negotiate, reason, present evidence \u2014 doesn\u2019t matter. The decision is already locked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pop culture loves an obdurate personality. The unwavering mindset of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War is peak \u201cI said what I said.\u201d The icy, immovable confidence of Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada? Same energy. Decisions made. No revisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obdurate energy says: \u201cThis conversation is over\u2026 even if you\u2019re still talking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ORIGIN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From Latin obdurare<\/em>, meaning \u201cto harden,\u201d built from ob-<\/em> (against) and durare<\/em> (to harden). It literally means becoming hardened against change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EXAMPLE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

She stayed obdurate during the discussion, refusing to budge even when everyone else agreed on a different plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HOW TO USE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use obdurate<\/strong> when someone is completely unmoved \u2014 stubborn in a way that\u2019s firm, final, and not up for debate. If they\u2019re not giving up the slice\u2026 they\u2019re obdurate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[OB-duh-rit]Phonetic (Standard) IPA: (Standard beer reference here) Popcast Phonetic: \u201cOB-duh-rut\u201d \u2014 say it like someone clutching the last slice of pizza with both hands like, \u201cNope. Mine.\u201d Adjective stubbornly refusing to change one\u2019s opinion or course of action; hardened in attitude. EXPLANATION Obdurate is that unshakeable, dug-in, not-moving-an-inch kind of stubborn. Not the cute kind. 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