insistency

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.	insistency - the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" imperativeness, press, insistence, pressure urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
	2.	insistency - the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position" insistence advocacy, protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something