in·tran·si·gence

noun
the state or quality of being intransigent, or refusing to compromise or agree; inflexibility: No agreement was reached because of intransigence on both sides.
Also, in·tran·si·gen·cy.

Origin:
intransig(ent) + -ence

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intransigent (ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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-1 + transigir to compromise, from Latin transigere to settle; see transact]
 
in'transigence
 
—n
 
in'transigency
 
—n
 
in'transigently
 
—adv

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