Die-hard Definition

dīhärd
diehard, diehards
adjective
Stubbornly resistant to change or unwaveringly loyal even in spite of inevitable defeat, failure, etc.
A die-hard conservative, a die-hard fan of the losers.
Webster's New World

Fanatically opposing progress or reform.

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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.
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Alternative spelling of diehard.
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noun
One who stubbornly resists change or tenaciously adheres to a seemingly hopeless or outdated cause.
Rebel die-hards who refused to surrender.
American Heritage
A person who displays such resistance or loyalty.
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verb

(of a custom, idea etc) To be slow in changing or disappearing.

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Origin of Die-hard

  • From the idiom "to die hard".

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Die-hard Sentence Examples

  • If you're doing a video game console comparison, however, most die-hard fans of the first-person shooter genre will still prefer the dual analog control scheme offered by the Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3.

  • He never held office again, but he was very active in support of the causes which he had at heart, such as tariff reform, and woman suffrage; he was a keen critic of Lord Haldane's army reforms, and threw himself vigorously into the " die-hard " campaign of 1911.

  • These extras should keep even die-hard Evangelion fans happy.

  • But still only die-hard Hudson fans or desperate horror junkies will find The Skeleton Key worth unlocking.

  • Despite this being such an electronically driven age, it should come as no surprise that some old habits die hard.

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