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insistence
(redirected from insistencies)

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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
noun
1. demand, urging, command, pressing, dictate, entreaty, importunity, insistency She had attended an interview at his insistence.
2. assertion, claim, statement, declaration, contention, persistence, affirmation, pronouncement, reiteration, avowal, attestation her insistence that she wanted to dump her raunchy image
Translations
insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] Ninsistencia f
insistence thatinsistencia en que, empeño en que
his insistence that we should have a drinksu insistencia or su empeño en que tomásemos una copa
his insistence that he had switched the light offsu insistencia or su empeño en que había apagado la luz
at his/her insistenceante su insistencia
insistence on sthinsistencia en algo
his insistence on punctualitysu insistencia en la puntualidad
her great insistence on this pointsu enorme insistencia or su enorme empeño en este punto
insistence [ɪnˈsɪstəns] ninsistance f
his insistence that → son insistance à vouloir que
at sb's insistence → sous l'insistance de qn
insistence on sth
their insistence on the withdrawal of foreign troops from their territory → leur insistance sur le retrait des troupes étrangères de leur territoire
the school's insistence on wearing uniform at all times → l'insistance de l'école sur le port de l'uniforme en toute circonstances
insistence
nBestehen nt (→ on auf +dat); the accused’s insistence on his innocencedie Unschuldsbeteuerungen des Angeklagten; in spite of his insistence that he was righttrotz seiner beharrlichen Behauptung, recht zu haben; I did it at his insistenceich tat es auf sein Drängen, ich tat es, weil er darauf bestand; I can’t understand his insistence on using or the use of oilich kann nicht verstehen, warum er darauf besteht, dass Öl benutzt wird
insistence [ɪnˈsɪstns] ninsistenza
at her insistence → dietro sua insistenza, perché lei ha insistito (molto)
insistence [ɪnˈsɪstns] ninsistenza
at her insistence → dietro sua insistenza, perché lei ha insistito (molto)


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