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insistence
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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.

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

in·sistence, in·sisten·cy n.
in·sister n.
in·sisting·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.insistence - continual and persistent demands
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"
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"
advocacy, protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

insistence
Translations
Spanish insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] ninsistencia (= stubbornness); empeño
French insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] ninsistance f
German insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] insist n (determination) → Bestehen nt
Italian insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] ninsistenza

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