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intransigent.

Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt//ɪnˈtɹæn.zə.d͡ʒənt/
  1. Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.

    Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).

noun/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt//ɪnˈtɹæn.zə.d͡ʒənt/
  1. A person who is intransigent.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).

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