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View synonyms for die-hard
die-hard
or die·hard
[ dahy-hahrd ]
noun
- a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.
adjective
- resisting vigorously and stubbornly to the last; stubborn.
die-hard
noun
- a person who resists change or who holds onto an untenable position or outdated attitude
- modifier obstinately resistant to change
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Derived Forms
- ˈdie-ˌhardism, noun
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Other Words From
- die-hardism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of die-hard1
First recorded in 1835–45; noun, adj. use of verb phrase die hard
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Idioms and Phrases
Take a long time to cease to exist or be dropped from consideration. For example, Old prejudices die hard , or The more radical parts of this proposal will die hard . This idiom alludes to struggling against physical death. [Late 1700s]Advertisement
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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