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    intransigent
    /ɪnˈtrɑːnsɪdʒənt/

    adjective

    • 1. unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something: "her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent"

    noun

    • 1. an intransigent person.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › intransigentIntransigent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INTRANSIGENT is characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an often extreme position or attitude : uncompromising. How to use intransigent in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINTRANSIGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    INTRANSIGENT definition: 1. refusing to change your opinions or behaviour: 2. refusing to change your opinions or behavior…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINTRANSIGENT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    INTRANSIGENT meaning: 1. refusing to change your opinions or behaviour: 2. refusing to change your opinions or behavior…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINTRANSIGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone as intransigent, you mean that they refuse to behave differently or to change their attitude to something. They put pressure on the government to change its intransigent stance.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › intransigentIntransigent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Intransigent means inflexible, stubborn, entrenched. Argue all you like with an intransigent three-year-old. He will never back down from the position that he wants the lollipop NOW.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishintransigent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of intransigent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › intransigent_adjintransigent, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    intransigent is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French intransigeant.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'intransigent' - Collins Online ...

    If you describe someone as intransigent, you mean that they refuse to behave differently or to change their attitude to something. [formal, disapproval] [...] • uncompromising, intractable, tough, stubborn [...]

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › intransigentintransigent - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 27, 2024 · intransigent (comparative more intransigent, superlative most intransigent) Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable. Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › intransigentIntransigent - definition of intransigent by The Free Dictionary

    intransigent - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"