intransigence


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in·tran·si·gent

also in·tran·si·geant (ĭn-trăn′sə-jənt, -zə-)
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 trānsigere, to come to an agreement : trāns-, trans- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]
in·tran′si·gence, in·tran′si·gen·cy n.
in·tran′si·gent n.
in·tran′si·gent·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. intransigence - the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
bullheadedness, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance - resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
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intransigence

noun
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Intransigenz

intransigence

[ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns] N → intransigencia f
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intransigence

[ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns] n (= obduracy) → intransigeance f
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intransigence

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intransigence

[ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒ/əns] n → intransigenza
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