diehard
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈdaɪˌhɑrd/
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incondicional
- At the football game, the diehard fans cheered loudly, showing their unwavering support for the team.
And you've got the diehards that you can't say one word about David Miscavige.
- And you've got the diehards that you can't say one word about David Miscavige.
Examples
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Heck, even my father, who was a diehard Senators fan, had stopped watching baseball and the World Series.
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Really, only the diehards are left in the stands.
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So nice of you to offer to buy a round for all of my diehard fans, here.
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Are they really diehard communists?
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Each and every one of them was a diehard Democrat and still is.
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Most of the Jews I know, including myself, are diehard conservatives.
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I have talked till I am blue in the face to diehard Obama followers.
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Gethin grew up in the Boston area in a Christian home as a diehard sports fan.
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I have found that most diehard libertarians are impossible to have a meaningful conversation with.
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But online, the student duo found fellow Trump diehards.
Academic text (2016)
Synonyms
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5.1
A person with very strong enthusiasm for a cause who ignores reason
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4.8
A person who supports a government, leader, or cause during a revolt
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8.1
A person who supports a cause very strongly and refuses to change
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5.6
A person who holds strongly to old customs and resists change
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7.5
A person who refuses to change their beliefs, especially in politics
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4.1
A person who really loves and supports a singer, team, or show
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3.8
A person who stays loyal to a cause or someone even when it is difficult
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2.7
A person who loves and supports a team, person, or group a lot
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3.7
A person who loves something like a band or team a lot and shows strong support
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3.9
A person who strongly supports and stays loyal to someone or something
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9.9
A person who sticks to fixed ideas and refuses to change them even if they do not work
A person who spends a lot of time and energy on a cause or person
Antonyms
How Loyal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diehard comes from the old phrase die hard, which meant 'to die with difficulty' and was used for people who fought or stood firm. So a diehard is someone who holds to a belief or team 'to the end' and strongly resists change.