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intransigence
noun
Refusal to compromise or change one's position.
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Refusal to compromise or change one's position
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intransigence is grouped under intransigent in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
intransigentadjective
Unwilling to compromise or change a firmly held position.
Unwilling to compromise
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An intransigent negotiator prevented a quick agreement.
During the revised planning meeting, one organizer remained intransigent about using all six boards even after learning that four would hold the display.
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His intransigence prevented even a temporary agreement.
The mediator found intransigence on both sides.
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