obdurate /obˈdū-rət, sometimes (eg Shakespeare and Milton) -dūˈ/

1. Hardened in heart or in feelings
2. Difficult to influence, esp in a moral sense
3. Stubborn
4. Hard

To make or become obdurate

obˈdūracy (or /ob-dūˈrə-si/) noun

1. The state of being obdurate
2. Invincible hardness of heart

obˈdūrately (or /-dūˈ/) adverb

obˈdūrateness (or /-dūˈ/) or obdūrāˈtion noun

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