Intransigent Definition
ĭn-trănsə-jənt, -zə-
adjective
Refusing to compromise or come to an agreement; uncompromising.
Webster's New World
That cannot be reconciled.
Webster's New World
The definition of intransigent is someone stubborn or unwilling to change his views.
An example of someone who would be described as intransigent is a person who is not going to change his mind about an issue, no matter what.
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noun
A person who is intransigent, esp. in politics.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Intransigent
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French intransigeant from Spanish intransigente in- not (from Latin in–1) transigente present participle of transigir to compromise (from Latin trānsigere to come to an agreement) (trāns- trans-) (agere to drive ag- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente
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