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INTRANSIGENCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intransigence mean?
• INTRANSIGENCE (noun)
The noun INTRANSIGENCE has 1 sense:
1. the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
Familiarity information: INTRANSIGENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
intransigence; intransigency
Hypernyms ("intransigence" is a kind of...):
bullheadedness; obstinacy; obstinance; pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness (resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires)
Derivation:
intransigent (impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason)
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