intransigence

[ in-tran-si-juhns ]

/ ɪnˈtræn sɪ dʒəns /

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the state or quality of being intransigent, or refusing to compromise or agree; inflexibility: No agreement was reached because of intransigence on both sides.

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Also in·tran·si·gen·cy .

Origin of intransigence

intransig(ent) + -ence

Words nearby intransigence

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Toomey and Portman each cited frustration with the intransigence of Washington as a reason for his departure.
Republican Sen. Richard C. Shelby announces he will retire in 2022|Colby Itkowitz, Erica Werner|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
Use that, and your five-year lead time, to be thoughtful and proactive about what your husband’s intransigence means — and doesn’t mean — for you.
Carolyn Hax: Her husband firmly plants his flag. Does it look like a red one to her?|Carolyn Hax|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
It rightly blames both Israeli and Palestinian intransigence for its failure.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea|Bruce Riedel|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He has dealt with a great deal of intransigence from the GOP-controlled Congress.
Harry Shearer on Being Nixon, ‘The Simpsons Movie’ Sequel, and Why Obama Should Return His Nobel|Marlow Stern|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

With this last sentence Weisberg returns to the call to intransigence with which he began his book.
Liberals Need to Learn to Say No|Bernhard Schlink|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In times of too much intransigence, we need a call for flexibility.
Liberals Need to Learn to Say No|Bernhard Schlink|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Economic progress in Afghanistan is an understated success story, too often overshadowed by the intransigence of the Taliban.
To See the Progress in Afghanistan, Stop Viewing the Country Through a Western Lens|Sam Schneider|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is Soviet intransigence that has kept those efforts from bearing fruit.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
There was a growing resentment in Britain against the colonials' intransigence.
The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783|Virginia State Dept. of Education

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