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intransigence.

Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnˈtɹæn.sɪ.d͡ʒəns/
  1. Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

    countable · uncountable
    The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators.
Where this word comes from

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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