diehard en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈdaɪ.hɑɹd/ (General-American)
- /ˈdaɪ.hɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
Deverbal from die hard.
Meanings
- (idiomatic) Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
- (idiomatic) Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
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(idiomatic) Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
The libertarian right of the Consservative Party, many of them diehard Europhobes, privately referred to the health minister and his advisers as "the Gestapo" for their faith in enforced lockdowns.
2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 644:For a Roman Catholic teacher, he sure is a diehard fundamentalist.
- (idiomatic) Strongly or fanatically determined or devoted.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| die-hard | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more diehard | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most diehard | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (27)
fi patavanhoillinen (unreasonably resisting change) · es empedernido (thorough of in one's beliefs) · de hartgesotten (thorough of in one's beliefs) · fr irréductible (unreasonably resisting change) · fr déterminé (thorough of in one's beliefs) · bg твърдоглав (thorough of in one's beliefs) · sh tvrdoglav (fanatically opposing progress) · fr illuminé (thorough of in one's beliefs) · sh tvrdoglav (thorough of in one's beliefs) · pl oporny na zmiany (unreasonably resisting change) · de eingefleischt (thorough of in one's beliefs) · fi patavanhoillinen (fanatically opposing progress) · fr conservateur (fanatically opposing progress) · eo ĝisosta (thorough of in one's beliefs) · fr intégriste (thorough of in one's beliefs) · fr entier (unreasonably resisting change) · fr inflexible (unreasonably resisting change) · fr réac (fanatically opposing progress) · no hardbarka (thorough of in one's beliefs) · fr déter (thorough of in one's beliefs) · fi pesunkestävä (thorough of in one's beliefs) · pl twardogłowy (thorough of in one's beliefs) · sh tvrdoglav (unreasonably resisting change) · fr fanatique (thorough of in one's beliefs) · fr inébranlable (unreasonably resisting change) · pl twardogłowy (fanatically opposing progress) · fr réactionnaire (fanatically opposing progress)