intransigent
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sɪ adjective
1.
refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.
noun
2.
a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics.
Also, in·tran·si·geant.
Origin:
1875–80; < Spanish intransigente, equivalent to in- in-3 + transigente (present participle of transigir to compromise) < Latin trānsigent- (stem of trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigere to come to an agreement); see transact
1875–80; < Spanish intransigente, equivalent to in- in-3 + transigente (present participle of transigir to compromise) < Latin trānsigent- (stem of trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigere to come to an agreement); see transact
Related forms
in·tran·si·gence, in·tran·si·gen·cy, noun
in·tran·si·gent·ly, adverb
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World English Dictionary
intransigent (ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not willing to compromise; obstinately maintaining an attitude |
| —n | |
| 2. | an intransigent person, esp in politics |
| [C19: from Spanish los intransigentes the uncompromising (ones), a name adopted by certain political extremists, from | |
| in'transigence | |
| —n | |
| in'transigency | |
| —n | |
| in'transigently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
intransigent
1881, from Fr. intransigeant, from Sp. los intransigentes, lit. "not coming to an agreement," name for extreme republican party in Sp. Cortes 1873-4, from in- "not" + transigente "compromising," from L. transigentem (nom. transigens), prp. of transigere "come to an agreement, accomplish, to carry through"
(see transact). Acquired its generalized sense in French.
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Example sentences
Two years later, as opposition to his intransigent style grew within his own party, the president suffered a stroke and resigned.
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