intransigence
Plural: intransigences
Noun
- the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
- Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.
Examples
- The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators.
Origin / Etymology
From French intransigeance, noun form of intransigeant, borrowed from Spanish intransigente at the end of the nineteenth century. Morphologically, from in- + transiger + -ant, literally "uncompromising".
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