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intransigence

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in·tran·si·gent also in·tran·si·geant  (n-trns-jnt, -z-)
adj.
Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising.
[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).]
in·transi·gence, in·transi·gen·cy n.
in·transi·gent n.
in·transi·gent·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
intransigence [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns] n → Unnachgiebigkeit f
intransigence [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns] n → intransigenza


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