obdurate
/ˈɑbdərət/
adjective
- Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action, despite persuasion or reason.
- The obdurate child refused to apologize even after being caught.
- Despite the evidence, the jury remained obdurate in their initial verdict.
- Her obdurate stance on the issue frustrated her colleagues during the meeting.
- Hardened in feeling or heart; not showing sympathy or remorse.
- She remained obdurate, refusing to forgive her brother for his mistake.
- Years of hardship had made him obdurate to the suffering of others.
- The obdurate villain showed no mercy to his captives.