how to pronounce obdurate

/ˈɒb.dʒə.ɹət/

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obdurate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of obdurate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Montek huge obdurate was one of their …”

meanings of obdurate

adjective:

Hardened against feeling; hard-hearted.
Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.
Physically hardened, toughened.

verb:

To harden; to obdure.

obdurate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word obdurate occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics obdurate can be related to

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