INTRANSIGENT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Intransigent

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late 19th century: from French intransigeant, from Spanish los intransigentes (a name adopted by the extreme republicans in the Cortes, 1873–4); based on Latin in- ‘not’ + transigere ‘come to an understanding’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪnˈtrɑːnsɪdʒənt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪnˈtransɪdʒənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something

Short Definition:

unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something

Examples:
  • her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent

Word: Intransigent

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪnˈtrɑːnsɪdʒənt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪnˈtransɪdʒənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an intransigent person.

Short Definition:

intransigent person

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