persistent
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4.3
- adjective
- /pərˈsɪstənt/
- Why do you feel that there is still such a persistent myth that this is something that people should always be in the process of changing?
- a persistent sense
- a persistent myth
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that is my relentless skepticism and then my persistent desire for ultimate meaning.
- And that is my relentless skepticism and then my persistent desire for ultimate meaning.
- Not knowing if he would ever graduate or become a doctor was a persistent worry.
- And as I said, a phobia is a persistent, strong, unwarranted fear of a specific object or situation.
- So those are a few of my very persistent memories of my childhood in Korea, and I share them with you today.
- It's that feeling that you're not qualified, you doubt your abilities, and you have a persistent fear of being found out and exposed.
- Had I ever welcomed back the old neighborhood, my a longing persistent as the seed corn maggot tunneled through me.
- Why do you feel that there is still such a persistent myth that this is something that people should always be in the process of changing?
Examples
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Hence, they now look back upon the period of the liberation struggle with persistent nostalgia.
Academic text (2000) -
For weeks, the guilt had awakened him with gently persistent preachy sentiments about truth and repentance.
Fiction book (2002) -
My changed professional status gave me the need to face a persistent truth.
Fiction book (2001) -
Have you been hearing a persistent ringing in your ears?
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But one man is still looking for the answers to life's persistent questions.
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The Amish view pride as a persistent threat to community welfare and stability.
Academic text (2004) -
The most significant side effects are insomnia, dry mouth... persistent feelings of guilt and remorse.
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The unpredictability and lack of medical knowledge about SCD leave mothers with persistent feelings of helplessness.
Academic text (2008) -
And one of those persistent myths that I can't believe isn't dead yet is girls can't do math.
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Her persistent memories of childhood often kept her awake at night.
Synonyms
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3.2
Continuing for a long time and unlikely to change
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3.1
Continuing to be present or useful for a long time
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5.1
Keeps going without stopping and stays very strong
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3.3
Happens again and again over time
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3.4
Very strong or special so you remember it for a long time
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6.0
Leaving a strong or disturbing feeling you cannot forget
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3.7
To stay the same or work well for a long time
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4.4
Something that is always there and hard to ignore
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4.4
Lasting for a long time, often about a feeling or belief
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4.7
Happening again and again, often at regular times
Antonyms
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Persistent comes from the Latin persistēre, with per- 'through' and sistere 'to stand'. Imagine a thought that keeps 'standing' in your mind, just like the English word stand, so a persistent memory is hard to forget.