dogged

(dô'gĭd, dŏg'ĭd)
adj.
Stubbornly persevering; tenacious. See synonyms at obstinate.

doggedly dog'ged·ly adv.
doggedness dog'ged·ness n.

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is pronounced as one syllable when the meaning is 'continually troubled or harassed' as in He was dogged by misfortune and as two syllables (dog-id) when the meaning is 'tenacious and determined' as in a dogged fighter.

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adjective

Tenaciously unwilling to yield: bullheaded, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, tenacious, willful. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: determined, persistent
Antonyms: indifferent, irresolute, undetermined, yielding

IN BRIEF: To track or follow.

The fear that he had forgotten something important dogged him all the way home.

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For a list of words related to dogged, see:

• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stadig, sammenbidt

Nederlands (Dutch)
hardnekkig, volhardend

Français (French)
adj. - entêté, tenace, persévérant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hartnäckig, beharrlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επίμονος, πεισματικός, ανυποχώρητος, ισχυρογνώμων

Italiano (Italian)
ostinato, persistente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - persistente

Русский (Russian)
упорный, неутомимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tenaz, obstinado, perseverante, persistente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - envis, hårdnackad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
顽固的, 顽强的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 頑固的, 頑強的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 끈질긴, 고집 센

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頑強な, 根気強い, 強情な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עקשני‬

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