intransigence

Also in·tran·si·gen·cy

[in-tran-si-juhns]

noun

1. the state or quality of being intransigent, or refusing to compromise or agree; inflexibility.

   No agreement was reached because of intransigence on both sides.

Word History and Origins

Origin of intransigence¹

intransig(ent) + -ence

Example Sentences

“This is the first time in 30 years that we are encountering this kind of intransigence,” said Massarelli, who is working on the antidumping cases.

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Several gay people interviewed expressed hope that despite—or perhaps in response to—government headwinds, institutional intransigence and political polarization, speaking out may be getting easier.

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“It is wrong to begin such a reduction in the face of Russian intransigence”

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The Russian president keeps adding insult to intransigence.

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The deeper reasons, however, were profoundly anti-democratic — the noxious intransigence of patriarchy and white supremacy in Western culture, which drastically narrowed the eligible land-owning class.

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Related Words

• inflexibility www.thesaurus.com
• obstinacy