| obdurate | adj (fml & derog) keras kepala, keras hati; (of leadership, determination, etc) keras: in spite of their pleas for clemency he remained ~, walaupun mereka merayu supaya dia menaruh rasa belas kasihan, dia tetap keras hati; his ~ determination to gain control, azamnya yg keras utk mendapat kuasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obstinacy | n stubbornness, kedegilan, ketegaran, sifat /degil, keras kepala, keras hati, ketegar/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obstinate | adj 1. stubborn, degil, keras kepala, keras hati, ketegar: sometimes she can be so ~, kadang-kadang dia begitu degil; 2. not easily subdued, overcome, nekad: their ~ resistance to attack changed the course of the war, tentangan mereka yg nekad thdp serangan mengubah haluan peperangan itu; 3. (of disease, illness) resisting treatment, sukar sembuh; (of rash, sore) sukar baik: an ~ cold, selesema yg sukar sembuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obduracy | n (fml & derog) sifat /keras kepala, keras hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| taskmaster | n tukang kerah: our manager is a hard ~, pengurus kami ialah tukang kerah yg keras hati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard-headed | adj 1. practical, tough, gigih, keras hati: a ~ businessman, ahli perniagaan yg gigih; 2. (US) stubborn, keras kepala, degil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adamant | adj 1. (in character) /keras, tegar/ hati (sifatnya), (bersifat) tegar: I wish she were less ~, kalaulah dia tdk begitu keras hati; 2. (in resolution) tetap /berpendapat, berpendirian/, /tetap dgn, tdk berganjak drpd/ pendirian sso: he was ~ that he was fit to work, dia tetap berpendapat bahawa dia sudah sihat dan dapat bekerja; on this issue, I am ~, saya tetap dgn pendirian saya ttg perkara itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mince | do not ~ /matters, o’s words/, cakap /terus-terang, tdk berlapik/ , berterus-terang: I didn’t ~ my words. I told him he was pompous and mean, saya berterus-terang. Saya katakan padanya dia sombong dan keras hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| veneer | n 1. venier: a writing table whose ~ has started to peel off, meja tulis yg veniernya sudah mula menggelupas; 2. (fig.) topeng: his amiability is only a ~. Underneath he is a shrewd hard businessman, kemesraannya hanya sbg topeng. Sebaliknya dia ialah ahli perniagaan yg licik dan keras hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contumacy | n (fml) disobedience, kedegilan, sifat tegar hati, sifat keras /kepala, hati/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |