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intransigent

or inĀ·tranĀ·siĀ·geant

[ in-tran-si-juhnt ]
/ ÉŖnˈtrƦn sÉŖ dŹ’É™nt /
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adjective
refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.
noun
a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics.
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Origin of intransigent

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); see transact

OTHER WORDS FROM intransigent

inĀ·tranĀ·siĀ·gence, inĀ·tranĀ·siĀ·genĀ·cy, nouninĀ·tranĀ·siĀ·gentĀ·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for intransigent

intransigent
/ (ÉŖnˈtrƦnsÉŖdŹ’É™nt) /

adjective
not willing to compromise; obstinately maintaining an attitude
noun Also: in'transigentist
an intransigent person, esp in politics

Derived forms of intransigent

intransigence or intransigency, nounintransigently, adverb

Word Origin for intransigent

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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