insistence

in·sist  (n-sst)

v. in·sist·ed, in·sist·ing, in·sists

v.intr.

To be firm in a demand or course; refuse to yield: insisted on giving me a second helping.

v.tr.

To assert or demand (something) vehemently and persistently: We insist that you accept these gifts.

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[Latin nsistere, to persist : in-, on; see in-² + sistere, to stand; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·sistence, in·sisten·cy n.

in·sister n.

in·sisting·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	insistence - continual and persistent demands insisting demand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing" purism - scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language); "linguistic purisms"
	2.	insistence - the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" imperativeness, insistency, press, pressure urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
	3.	insistence - the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position" insistency advocacy, protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

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insistence

noun 1. demand, urging, command, pressing, dictate, entreaty, importunity, insistency

noun 2. assertion, claim, statement, declaration, contention, persistence, affirmation, pronouncement, reiteration, avowal, attestation

Translations

insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] n → insistencia (= stubbornness); empeño

insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] n → insistance f

insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] insist n (determination) → Bestehen nt

insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] n → insistenza