intransigence

in·tran·si·gent also in·tran·si·geant  (n-trns-jnt, -z-)

adj.

Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising.

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[French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente : in-, not (from Latin; see in-¹) + transigente, present participle of transigir, to compromise (from Latin trnsigere, to come to an agreement : trns-, trans- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]

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in·transi·gence, in·transi·gen·cy n.

in·transi·gent n.

in·transi·gent·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

intransigence - the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise intransigency bullheadedness, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance - resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

Translations

intransigence [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns] N → intransigencia f

intransigence [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒ^əns] n (= obduracy) → intransigeance f

intransigence

n → Unnachgiebigkeit f

intransigence [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒ/əns] n → intransigenza