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intransigence

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13 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈtɹæn.sɪ.d͡ʒəns/Part of speech nounSorted aceegiinnnrstStarts with IEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise

Word origin

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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  • Near-synonyms: stubbornness, immovableness
  • The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators.
  • The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands.

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