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intransigent
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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.

intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt]
adj
not willing to compromise; obstinately maintaining an attitude
n also in'transigentist
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an intransigent person, esp in politics
[from Spanish los intransigentes the uncompromising (ones), a name adopted by certain political extremists, from in-1 + transigir to compromise, from Latin transigere to settle; see transact]
intransigence , intransigency n
intransigently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.intransigentintransigent - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"
inflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose"

intransigent
Translations
intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt] ADJintransigente
intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪənt] adjintransigeant(e)
intransigent
adjunnachgiebig
intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒnt] adjintransigente
intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒnt] adjintransigente


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Kingston's graphically detailed description of the sordid living space worn down by two strong wills intransigently refusing to combat entropy reflects the multifaceted nature of their relationship.
Note, for instance, the extent to which American political science has focused intransigently upon the utilization of methodological rationality over against philosophical inquiry, even following rigorous, thorough, and devastating critiques of the "scientific" study of the political.
On the other hand, if the elite advocates the intransigently nationalistic or ideological views of politicized mass groups, these policies are likely to be come more confrontational.
 
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