intransigence
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɹæn.sɪ.d͡ʒəns/
noun
Etymology: From French intransigeance, noun form of intransigeant, borrowed from Spanish intransigente at the end of the nineteenth century. Morphologically, from in- + transiger + -ant, literally "uncompromising".
- Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.
“Near-synonyms: stubbornness, immovableness”
“The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators.”