insistence

[in-sis-tuhns]

noun

1. the act or fact of insisting.

2. the quality of being insistent.

Other Word Forms

• noninsistence noun
• overinsistence noun
• superinsistence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of insistence¹

First recorded in 1605–15; insist + -ence

Example Sentences

Under the circumstances, the GOP’s insistence that the healthcare subsidies be taken out of the current budget debate and deferred to the end of the year looks like a cynical ploy.

From Los Angeles Times

A couple of years ago I might have felt uneasy with George’s insistence to make his wife breakfast, his keeping her stuff, and his gift-giving, because it smacks against the acceptance stage of grief work.

From Salon

When he fielded questions after the defeat, it sounded for the first time that Martin perhaps doubted his repeated insistence that better days lie ahead.

From BBC

Hawke doesn’t overload their delicate dances or any of his other scene partnerships with an insistence on pulling the spotlight, true to his character’s unspoken self-regard as a guide who happens to investigate his curiosities.

From Salon

But the finished result, per Coppola’s insistence, with the light seeming to glow from within Driver’s face, is one of the most astonishing shots in “Megalopolis.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• emphasis 
• persistence 
• urging www.thesaurus.com