intransigence

intransigence
intransigent ADJECTIVE refusing to change one's views.
NOUN an intransigent person.
DERIVATIVES intransigence noun intransigency noun intransigently adverb.
ORIGIN from Spanish los intransigentes (a name adopted by extreme republicans); ultimately from Latin transigere 'come to an understanding' .

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  • intransigence — 1882, from Fr. intransigeant, from intransigeant (see INTRANSIGENT (Cf. intransigent)). Related: Intransigency …   Etymology dictionary

  • intransigence — n. intransigence about * * * [ɪn trænsɪdʒ(ə)ns] intransigence about …   Combinatory dictionary

  • intransigence — [[t]ɪntræ̱nsɪʤ(ə)ns[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu with poss (disapproval) If you talk about someone s intransigence, you mean that they refuse to behave differently or to change their attitude to something. [FORMAL] He often appeared angry and frustrated… …   English dictionary

  • intransigence — noun a) Unwillingness to change ones views or to agree. The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators. b) The state of being intransigent …   Wiktionary

  • intransigence — noun Date: 1882 the quality or state of being intransigent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • intransigence — See intransigent. * * * …   Universalium

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  • intransigence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being stubbornly inflexible: die hardism, grimness, implacability, implacableness, incompliance, incompliancy, inexorability, inexorableness, inflexibility, inflexibleness, intransigency,… …   English dictionary for students

  • intransigence — in|tran|si|gence [ ın trænsıdʒəns ] noun uncount FORMAL an unreasonable refusal to change your ideas or behavior …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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