intransigence
English
Etymology
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".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹæn.sɪ.d͡ʒəns/
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Noun
intransigence (countable and uncountable, plural intransigences)
- Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.
- The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators.
- 1981 January 16, Jimmy Carter, State of the Union Address:
- Meanwhile, we have encouraged and supported efforts to reach a political settlement in Afghanistan which would lead to a withdrawal of Soviet forces from that country and meet the interests of all concerned. It is Soviet intransigence that has kept those efforts from bearing fruit.
- 2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, “Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history”, in The Guardian:
- 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.
- 2022 November 7, “The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s Cop27 trip: placing the planet on a road to hell”, in The Guardian:
- Rishi Sunak is not interested in the climate emergency – and everyone knows it. Forced to make a flying visit to Cop27, Mr Sunak’s intransigence made him an outcast at the UN summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
- 2022 December 14, Mel Holley, “Network News: Strikes go on as RMT rejects RDG's "detrimental" offer”, in RAIL, number 972, page 8:
- "We feel that we've been compelled to take this action due to the intransigence of the Government," said RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch.
Related terms
- intransigent
Translations
intransigence
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Anagrams
- antiscreening