noun
intransigence
Intransigence (noun) means a refusal to alter one's opinions or come to an agreement.
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A refusal to alter one's opinions or come to an agreement.
""We feel that we've been compelled to take this action due to the intransigence of the Government," said RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch."
— Mel Holley, Network News: Strikes go on as RMT rejects RDG's (2022)
"Rishi Sunak is not interested in the climate emergency – and everyone knows it. Forced to make a flying visit to Cop27, Mr Sunak’s intransigence made him an outcast at the UN summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt."
— , The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s Cop27 trip: placing the planet on a road to hell (2022)
"The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators."
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Etymology
From French intransigeance, noun form of intransigeant, borrowed from Spanish intransigente at the end of the nineteenth century. Morphologically, from in- + transiger + -ant, literally "uncompromising".
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intransigency
stubbornness
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What is the meaning of intransigence?
"intransigence" (noun) means a refusal to alter one's opinions or come to an agreement.
What is another word for intransigence?
Other words for "intransigence" include intransigency, stubbornness.
