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Intransigent

//ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable.

    "Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent."

Adjective
  1. 1
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is intransigent.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).

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