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   In·tran·si·gent

   /inˈtransəjənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something: "her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent"

   noun

   • 1. an intransigent person.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French intransigeant, from Spanish los intransigentes (a name adopted by the extreme republicans in the Cortes, 1873–4); based on Latin in- ‘not’ + transigere ‘come to an understanding’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. intransigency noun
   • 2. intransigently adverb

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   What does intransigent mean?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧tran‧si‧gent /ɪnˈtrænsədʒənt/ adjective formal unwilling to change your ideas or behaviour, in a way that seems unreasonable SYN stubborn an intransigent attitude —intransigence noun [ uncountable] He accused the government of intransigence.

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   • Familiarity information: INTRANSIGENCE used as a noun is very rare. Hypernyms ("intransigence" is a kind of...): bullheadedness; obstinacy; obstinance; pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness (resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires)

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   • Examples from the Corpus intransigent • Conservatives have maintained an intransigent position on the war. Origin intransigent (1800-1900) Spanish intransigente, from transigir “to accept less than you originally wanted”

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   Intransigent definition: refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.. See examples of INTRANSIGENT used in a sentence.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧tran‧si‧gent /ɪnˈtrænsədʒənt/ adjective formal unwilling to change your ideas or behaviour, in a way that seems unreasonable SYN stubborn an intransigent attitude —intransigence noun [ uncountable] He accused the government of intransigence.

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   If you describe someone as intransigent, you mean that they refuse to behave differently or to change their attitude to something.

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   in•tran•si•gent (in tran′ si jənt), adj. refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible. n. a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics. Also, in•tran′si•geant. Latin trānsigent- (stem of trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigere to come to an agreement); see transact.

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to intransigent. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of intransigent. The intransigent strikers refused to negotiate. Synonyms. uncompromising. stubborn. intractable. obdurate. iron-willed. steadfast. diehard. unyielding. unmovable. unbudgeable. inflexible.

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   IPA. Dictionary Definition of 'intransigent' Unwilling to compromise or change one's position. "The intransigent attitude of the union leaders led to a prolonged strike." Detailed Meaning of 'intransigent' It is often used to describe a person or group that is unwilling to consider different perspectives or ideas.