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obduracy

/ˈɒbdjərəsi/noun

उच्चारण ऑब्ड्यरसी

हठ, ज़िद, अड़ियलपन

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal, disapproving

    the quality of refusing to change your opinions or behaviour

    हठ, ज़िद, अड़ियलपन

    • The talks failed because of the management's obduracy.
    • His obduracy in the face of evidence surprised everyone.

    Synonyms obstinacy stubbornness intransigence inflexibility pig-headedness

    Opposite flexibility compliance docility

◇Word family
obdurate adjectiveobdurately adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

obstinacy stubbornness intransigence inflexibility pig-headedness In synonym questions obstinate or unyielding

Antonyms

flexibility compliance docility