Diehard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one who adheres to traditional views

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪtɹoʊkəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪhɑːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪhɑːd/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɪtɹoʊkəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

traditionalist

Word Forms

traditionalistic	adjective	adhering to tradition especially in cultural or religious practices
traditionalism	noun	strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings
die hard	verb	continue to exist

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stirb langsam

jemand, der an traditionellen Ansichten festhält

🇫🇷French

irréductible

celui qui adhère aux vues traditionnelles

🇪🇸Spanish

intransigente

alguien que se adhiere a puntos de vista tradicionales

🇮🇹Italian

irriducibile

colui che aderisce alle visioni tradizionali

🇵🇹Portuguese

obstinado

aquele que adere às visões tradicionais

🇷🇺Russian

несгибаемый

тот, кто придерживается традиционных взглядов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुश्किल से मरना

जो पारंपरिक विचारों का पालन करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠিন

যারা ঐতিহ্যগত দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি মেনে চলে

🇮🇳Tamil

கடினமான

பாரம்பரிய கருத்துகளை கடைபிடிப்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డైహార్డ్

సంప్రదాయ అభిప్రాయాలకు కట్టుబడి ఉండేవాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

कट्टर

जो पारंपारिक विचारांचे पालन करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સખત

જે પરંપરાગત મંતવ્યોનું પાલન કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಠುರ

ಸಾಂಪ್ರದಾಯಿಕ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನಗಳಿಗೆ ಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿರುವವನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠിനമായ

പരമ്പരാഗത വീക്ഷണങ്ങൾ പാലിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਰਡ

ਇੱਕ ਜੋ ਰਵਾਇਤੀ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਾਲਣ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت

وہ جو روایتی نظریات پر قائم ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顽固

坚持传统观点的人

🇯🇵Japanese

頑固な

伝統的な見解に固執する人

🇰🇷Korean

완고한

전통적인 견해를 고수하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiên quyết

người tuân theo quan điểm truyền thống

🇹🇭Thai

มิจฉาทิฐิ

ผู้ยึดมั่นในทัศนะดั้งเดิม

🇮🇩Indonesian

keras kepala

orang yang menganut pandangan tradisional

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متشدد

من يلتزم بالآراء التقليدية

🇮🇷Persian

سرسخت

کسی که به دیدگاه های سنتی پایبند است

🇹🇷Turkish

inatçı

Geleneksel görüşlere bağlı olan kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

קשה

אחד שדבק בדעות מסורתיות

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