🔤 Intransigent (Adjective)
IPA: //ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt//
✨ Use intransigent when someone refuses to budge, no matter how persuasive or reasonable the argument.
🧠 Meaning
Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
✍️ Example Sentences
🔹 The two sides remained intransigent, making compromise impossible.
🔹 Her intransigent stance on the issue frustrated even her closest allies.
📜 Word Origin
From Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“not”) + transigere (“to come to an agreement”).
💡 Did You Know?
Intransigent is often used in political or negotiation contexts when parties stand firm—even to the point of deadlock.
🏷️ Related Words
#uncompromising
#unyielding
#inflexible
#stubborn
#resolute
#obstinate
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