CEFR B2

obduracy

noun

Meaning

obduracy means the state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses obduracy to mean the state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
The teacher asked students to find obduracy in the reading.

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obduracy (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses obduracy to mean the state of being obdurate, intractable, or stubbornly inflexible.
The teacher asked students to find obduracy in the reading.
Check the words around obduracy to choose the right meaning.

How to Use obduracy

a/the obduracy (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a obduracy."
obduracy in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked obduracy in context before translating it."

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