Intransigence

//ɪnˈtɹæn.sɪ.d͡ʒəns// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree. countable, uncountable

    "The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators."

  2. 2
    the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise wordnet

Synonyms

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intransigencyadamantnessdournessfirmnessflintinessgrimness

Example

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"The prejudices against Québec exist due to its linguistic intransigence."

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".

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