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intransigence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | intransigency |
| Type of | bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness |
| Derivation | intransigent |
Examples of intransigence
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This is not a time for Sepp Blatter's trademark stubbornness and intransigence.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The star's apparent intransigence caused Tresa Sanders, her publicist, to quit.
From the independent.co.uk
He has, in many cases, mostly come up against the intransigence of other players.
From the economist.com
Essentially devo-max was floated to highlight the intransigence of Westminster.
From the economist.com
In common, they all deplore the intransigence of Israel's political leadership.
From the time.com
In the students'fiery intransigence Mao must have seen embers of his own youth.
From the time.com
This intransigence, critics say, sent countless thousands to a needless death.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Indeed, his intransigence has complicated the establishment of the new regime.
From the time.com
The intransigence was both a function of his strength and a contributor to it.
From the economist.com
- Intransigency: the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
- (intransigent) adamant: impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"
- Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree; The state of being intransigent
- (intransigent) (adj) - uncompromising; solid, strong
- (intransigent) (adj.) refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion (The intransigent child said he would have 12 scoops of ice cream or he would bang his head against the wall until his mother fainted from fear.)
