diehard
diehard · more diehard · most diehard
hartgesotten, eingefleischt
Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting changeUnreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
UK/ˈdaɪ.hɑːd/US/ˈdaɪ.hɑɹd/
» He's just a diehard company man.
Meaning
4 senses(idiomatic)Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
(idiomatic)Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
(idiomatic)Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
For a Roman Catholic teacher, he sure is a diehard fundamentalist.
eingefleischt, hartgesotten
(idiomatic)Strongly or fanatically determined or devoted.
Examples
3 sentencesHe's just a diehard company man.
I'm a diehard co-op member.
Tom is a diehard Yankees fan, and rarely misses a home game.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
thorough of in one's beliefs:
Origin
Deverbal from die hard.Deverbal from die hard.
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Forms
more diehard, most diehard| Comparative | more diehard Lesson |
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| Superlative | most diehard Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddiehard test
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form