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intransigence

noun

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Wiktionary

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".

  1. Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

    Near-synonyms: stubbornness, immovableness

    The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators.