Definition of INTRANSIGENCE

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".

Synonyms

intransigency

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