[
UK
/ɪntɹˈænsɪdʒəns/
]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtɹænsədʒəns, ˌɪnˈtɹænsɪdʒəns/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈtɹænsədʒəns, ˌɪnˈtɹænsɪdʒəns/ ]
NOUN
- the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
How To Use intransigence In A Sentence
- The city's intransigence has hardened already hard upstate opposition.
- In his work, formal intransigence was soon transformed into outright aggression.
- Sent down to the underworld, Baldur is denied release by the intransigence of a giantess—Loki in disguise? Gods and Monsters
- March 22nd, 2010 at 7: 31 pm tombaker says: perserverance can be admirable. intransigence is counterproductive (and irritating). Think Progress » Democratic Offices Vandalized In Days Surrounding Health Care Vote
- He often appeared angry and frustrated by the intransigence of both sides.
- It avoids the "I shall not be moved "intransigence of the assertive style. Christianity Today
- This case may be the first in which EPA intransigence proves to be a boon to environmentalists.
- Increasingly, Mr Kabila's duplicity and intransigence were seen by all as the chief obstacle to any such agreement.
- Becoming somewhat worried by her intransigence, they insisted she make out a deed surrendering her right to implead them for their misconduct.
- The breakdown of the peace process was blamed entirely on him, whose ‘intransigence’ was ‘support for terrorism’ and made him an unsurmountable obstacle to peace.