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Word: Intransigent
Speech Type: Adjective
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’
ɪnˈtrɑːnsɪdʒənt
ɪnˈtransɪdʒənt
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
ɪnˈtrɑːnsɪdʒənt
ɪnˈtransɪdʒənt
an intransigent person.
Short Definition:intransigent person
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