Mulish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mjˈʊlɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/mjˈʊlɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mjˈʊlɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /mjˈʊlɪʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hardheaded

Word Forms

mulishness

noun

the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

störrisch

unangemessen starr gegenüber Argumenten, Bitten oder Angriffen

🇫🇷French

têtu

déraisonnablement rigide face à un argument, une supplication ou une attaque

🇪🇸Spanish

testarudo

irrazonablemente rígido ante una discusión, súplica o ataque

🇮🇹Italian

testardo

irragionevolmente rigido di fronte a discussioni, suppliche o attacchi

🇵🇹Portuguese

teimoso

excessivamente rígido diante de argumentos, súplicas ou ataques

🇷🇺Russian

упрямый

неоправданно жесткий перед лицом аргументов, мольб или нападок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हठी

तर्क या विनती या हमले के सामने अनुचित रूप से कठोर

🇧🇩Bengali

মুলিশ

তর্ক বা অনুনয় বা আক্রমণের মুখে অযৌক্তিকভাবে অনমনীয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முலிஷ்

வாதம் அல்லது கெஞ்சல் அல்லது தாக்குதலின் போது நியாயமற்ற முறையில் கடுமையானது

🇮🇳Telugu

ములిష్

వాదన లేదా వేడుకోలు లేదా దాడి నేపథ్యంలో అసమంజసంగా కఠినంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુલીશ

દલીલ અથવા વિનંતી અથવા હુમલાના ચહેરામાં ગેરવાજબી રીતે કઠોર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಲಿಶ್

ವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಮನವಿ ಅಥವಾ ದಾಳಿಯ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಅಸಮಂಜಸವಾಗಿ ಕಠಿಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുലിഷ്

തർക്കത്തിൻ്റെയോ അപേക്ഷയുടെയോ ആക്രമണത്തിൻ്റെയോ മുഖത്ത് യുക്തിരഹിതമായി കർക്കശമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਲਿਸ਼

ਦਲੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਮਲੇ ਦੇ ਮੱਦੇਨਜ਼ਰ ਗੈਰ-ਵਾਜਬ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਖ਼ਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملش

دلیل یا التجا یا حملے کے سامنے غیر معقول حد تک سخت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

固执的

面对争论、恳求或攻击时过于僵化

🇯🇵Japanese

泥臭い

議論、懇願、または攻撃に直面して不当に厳格である

🇰🇷Korean

멀리쉬

논쟁, 간청 또는 공격에 직면하여 부당하게 경직됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

như con la

cứng nhắc một cách vô lý khi đối mặt với tranh luận, van xin hoặc tấn công

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้มูก

เข้มงวดเกินสมควรเมื่อเผชิญกับการโต้แย้ง การวิงวอน หรือการโจมตี

🇮🇩Indonesian

degil

terlalu kaku dalam menghadapi argumen atau permohonan atau serangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بغلي

جامد بشكل غير معقول في مواجهة الحجة أو التوسل أو الهجوم

🇮🇷Persian

مولیش

به طور غیرمنطقی در مواجهه با استدلال یا التماس یا حمله سفت و سخت است

🇹🇷Turkish

katı

tartışma, yalvarma veya saldırı karşısında makul olmayan derecede katı

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The primary meaning of 'mulish' is 'unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack'.

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