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INTRANSIGENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intransigence mean? 

INTRANSIGENCE (noun)
  The noun INTRANSIGENCE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: INTRANSIGENCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INTRANSIGENCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

intransigence; intransigency

Hypernyms ("intransigence" is a kind of...):

bullheadedness; obstinacy; obstinance; pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness (resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires)

Derivation:

intransigent (impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason)


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