intransigence

noun

in·tran·si·gence | \ in-ˈtran(t)-sə-jən(t)s,

-ˈtran-zə-\

Definition of intransigence

: the quality or state of being intransigent

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her intransigence on the issue was simply frustrating

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The figure of Cormery’s domineering grandmother, taking a rawhide switch to the troublemaking boy or up to her elbow in a toilet recovering a two-franc piece, is a synecdoche for the country’s intransigence and desperation. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Book Review: Classics Illustrated," 16 Nov. 2018 This intransigence is creating an unprecedented toxicity between law enforcement and Congress, undermining what has long been a cooperative and vital relationship. — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, "The Real Constitutional Crisis," 24 May 2018 Climate crusaders tend to lay fault with nonbelievers’ intransigence. — Stewart Easterby, WSJ, "Climate Activists Are Lousy Salesmen," 25 Apr. 2018 Moscow responded to those removals, still thought to be the largest single expulsion of intelligence officials in history, with intransigence. — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, "Britain’s expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats marks a return to Cold War ejections," 14 Mar. 2018 Some Russia observers argue that this pattern of failure is a result of Russian intransigence and revisionism. — Keith Gessen, New York Times, "The Quiet Americans Behind the U.S.-Russia Imbroglio," 8 May 2018 For 20 years the Western press’s editorial pages have been all about Israeli intransigence, Arab victimhood and the need for a two-state solution. — Daphne Merkin, WSJ, "‘Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor’ Review: Empathy With the Stranger," 7 June 2018

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