unregenerate

• Adjectif désignant une personne qui refuse obstinément de changer ses habitudes ou ses convictions, souvent dans un contexte moral ou religieux ; qui n'est pas régénéré spirituellement ou qui reste endurci dans son attitude.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who is stubbornly refusing to change their ways or beliefs, often in a moral or religious context.

1. Stubbornly unwilling to changeC2formal

   Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield or adapt.

   Obstinément réfractaire au changement

   • He remained an unregenerate conservative despite the changing times.
   • Her unregenerate attitude made it impossible to negotiate.
   • The unregenerate old man refused to use a smartphone.

   Synonymesadamantinflexibleintransigentobdurateobstinaterecalcitrantrigidstubbornuncompromisingunyielding

   Antonymesadaptableamenablecontriteflexiblepenitentreformablerepentantyielding

2. Not morally or spiritually reformedC2formal

   Not having undergone moral or spiritual improvement or conversion.

   non régénéré (au sens moral ou spirituel)

   • The preacher spoke of the unregenerate soul needing salvation.
   • He lived an unregenerate life, full of vice and selfishness.
   • The novel's villain is a thoroughly unregenerate character.

   Synonymeshardenedimpenitentincorrigibleobdurateunconvertedunreformedunrepentant

   Antonymesconvertedredeemedreformedregeneratesaved

3. Unrepentant and irreformableC2formal

   Showing no regret for past actions and incapable of being reformed.

   impénitent et incorrigible

   • The unregenerate criminal showed no remorse in court.
   • She was an unregenerate liar, even when caught red-handed.
   • His unregenerate nature made rehabilitation efforts futile.

   Synonymeshardenedimpenitentincorrigibleobdurateunreformedunrepentant

   Antonymescontritepenitentreformableremorsefulrepentant