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intransigent

or in·tran·si·geant

[ in-tran-si-juhnt ]

adjective

  1. refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.


noun

  1. a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics.

intransigent

/ ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt /

adjective

  1. not willing to compromise; obstinately maintaining an attitude
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an intransigent person, esp in politics
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • inˈtransigently, adverb
  • inˈtransigence, noun
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Other Words From

  • in·transi·gence in·transi·gen·cy noun
  • in·transi·gent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intransigent1

1875–80; < Spanish intransigente, equivalent to in- in- 3 + transigente (present participle of transigir to compromise) < Latin trānsigent- (stem of trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigere to come to an agreement); transact
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intransigent1

C19: from Spanish los intransigentes the uncompromising (ones), a name adopted by certain political extremists, from in- 1+ transigir to compromise, from Latin transigere to settle; see transact
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Example Sentences

The tide was turning but the intransigent faction needed a few more kicks.

Over the past two decades, Israel has moved toward a more and more intransigent position on the Palestinian issue.

This would allow an intransigent senator could push final passage of the one-week bill into the weekend.

Other sea slaves have described sick deckhands being thrown overboard and intransigent ones being locked in the hold, whipped, or beheaded.

We have a responsibility to help on the hard, intransigent issues that weigh down San Diegans and make them feel hopeless.

He becomes angry, intransigent, furiously scribbling notes; Chaz meets determination with determination.

In fact, the more pro-vaxxers explain the evidence, the more intransigent anti-vaxxers are in their beliefs.

If the deal fell through, “ the rest of the world would see Iran as the intransigent ones, not us.”

Secondly, U.S. Secretary of State Kerry has recently pushed the Arab League towards flexing its intransigent position on borders.

And why is it that the Republicans can be so intransigent and Barack Obama gets blamed?

A year later I found Agoncillo of exactly the same intransigent persuasion.

For the Independent Socialists to the left were intransigent and in voting power insignificant.

Mitzi, who sometimes was present at our discussions, was very intransigent.

Re-elected as a matter of course in 1856, Montt's second term was even more intransigent than his first.

Thus religion acquires a meaning and a reasonableness that the most intransigent rationalist cannot misunderstand.

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intransigencein transit