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Who doesn't love 'Frogger?' It draws its power from our shared memories of powerlessness. Wherever we are now, at one time or another we have all felt the poor frog's anxiety in the face of the world's intransigence, its blind and callous disregard for our happiness or well-being.
D. B. Weiss

Meaning of "intransigence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INTRANSIGENCE

intransigence  [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTRANSIGENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intransigence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INTRANSIGENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of intransigence in the English dictionary

The definition of intransigence in the dictionary is unwillingness to agree or cooperate.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTRANSIGENCE


allegiance
əˈliːdʒəns
birefringence
ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒəns
convergence
kənˈvɜːdʒəns
counterintelligence
ˌkaʊntərɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns
diligence
ˈdɪlɪdʒəns
divergence
daɪˈvɜːdʒəns
emergence
ɪˈmɜːdʒəns
exigence
ˈɛksɪdʒəns
indigence
ˈɪndɪdʒəns
indulgence
ɪnˈdʌldʒəns
intelligence
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns
intransigeance
ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒəns
misintelligence
ˌmɪsɪnˈtelɪdʒəns
negligence
ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəns
resurgence
rɪˈsɜːdʒəns
subintelligence
ˌsʌbɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns
unintelligence
ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəns
urgence
ˈɜːdʒəns
vengeance
ˈvɛndʒəns
vergence
ˈvɜːdʒəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTRANSIGENCE

intranasal
intranasally
intranational
intranet
intrans.
intransigeance
intransigeant
intransigeantly
intransigency
intransigent
intransigentism
intransigentist
intransigently
intransitive
intransitively
intransitiveness
intransitivity
intransmissible
intransmutable
intrant

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTRANSIGENCE

actionable intelligence
artificial intelligence
at your convenience
contingence
criminal negligence
Declaration of Indulgence
divulgence
effulgence
emotional intelligence
gross negligence
machine intelligence
marketing intelligence
mergence
overindulgence
re-emergence
refulgence
self-indulgence
social intelligence
submergence
swarm intelligence
tangence

Synonyms and antonyms of intransigence in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «intransigence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTRANSIGENCE

Find out the translation of intransigence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intransigence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intransigence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不妥协
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intransigencia
570 millions of speakers

English

intransigence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कट्टरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عناد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непримиримость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intransigência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একগুঁয়েমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intransigeance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketelusan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unnachgiebigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

妥協
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비타협적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Intransigence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không nhượng bộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விட்டுக் கொடுக்காத பிடிவாதக்காரர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिक्रमण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyuşmazlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intransigenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezkompromisowość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непримиренність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intransigență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδιαλλαξία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koppigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oförsonlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

intransigence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intransigence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTRANSIGENCE»

The term «intransigence» is normally little used and occupies the 116.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTRANSIGENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intransigence

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QUOTES WITH «INTRANSIGENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intransigence.
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D. B. Weiss
Who doesn't love 'Frogger?' It draws its power from our shared memories of powerlessness. Wherever we are now, at one time or another we have all felt the poor frog's anxiety in the face of the world's intransigence, its blind and callous disregard for our happiness or well-being.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTRANSIGENCE»

Discover the use of intransigence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intransigence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Intransigence and Indifference: Essays Concerning Religion ...
Intransigence & Indifference introduces you to religious beliefs and practices from around the world.
Jarred James Breaux, 2009
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The Rhetoric of Reaction
With engaging wit and subtle irony, Albert Hirschman maps the diffuse and treacherous world of reactionary rhetoric in which conservative public figures, thinkers, and polemicists have been arguing against progressive agendas and reforms ...
Albert O. Hirschman, 1991
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In Praise of Intransigence: The Perils of Flexibility
The Perils of Flexibility Richard H. Weisberg. IN PRAISE OF INTRANSIGENCE 1 Thinking About the Way We Think How Flexibility Can IN PRAISE OF INTRANSIGENCE.
Richard H. Weisberg, 2014
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The Laotian Civil War: the Intransigence of General Phoumi ...
THE LAOTIAN CIVIL WAR THE INTRANSIGENCE OF GENERAL PHOUMI NOSAVAN AND AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN THE FALL OF 1960 BY JARRED BREAUX The Laotian Civil War: The Intransigence of General Phoumi Nosavan.
Jarred Breaux, 2009
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Camino
In a meditation preached on 12 May 1937 in the Consulate of Honduras, discussing the three virtues touched on in this chapter, "holy intransigence, holy shamelessness and holy coercion", Fr Escriva says la intransigencia es la que mas ...
Saint José María Escrivá de Balaguer, Andrew P. H. Byrne, 2002
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Revolution, a Sociological Interpretation
"Elite intransigence" is thus a second necessary condition for revolution in Johnson's model. "Revolution is the preferred method of change when (a) the level of dysfunctions exceeds the capacities of traditional or accepted methods of problem ...
Michael S. Kimmel, 1990
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In Praise of Intransigence: The Perils of Flexibility
In this short and provocative book, constitutional law professor Richard H. Weisberg asks us to reexamine our collective cultural bias toward flexibility, open-mindedness, and compromise.
Richard H. Weisberg, 2014
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The Power of Legitimacy: Assessing the Role of Norms in ...
Specifically, the probability of challenger intransigence in response to bullying with no previous settlement is 76 percent. But when bullying represents a punishment for violating a settlement, the probability of challenger intransigence is only ...
Christopher Gelpi, 2003
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International Relations under Risk: Framing State Choice
Domestic support for government intransigence in the face of biting sanctions is the result of societal decisions — filtered through prospect theory — about the domestic costs and benefits of intransigence. We know from previous research that ...
Jeffrey D. Berejikian, 2004
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The Fourteenth Amendment: From Political Principle to ...
9 Southern intransigence took several forms. One was the persecution of white Unionists, both through private violence and through the machinery of the law. Unionists, according to the commander in Virginia, were not "secure in the ...
William E. Nelson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTRANSIGENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intransigence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stephen Harper's anti-pension obsession hits Ontarians: Cohn …
... money out of the pockets of workers, taxpayers and employers who will be forced to pay higher fees because of the federal intransigence. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
2
Bumblebees Are Climate Change Deniers - Pacific Standard
... most other observed species, aren't shifting into higher latitudes in North America and Europe. And they are suffering for their intransigence. «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
3
D-Insurance reform crucial to Detroit's turnaround - Detroit Free Press
We trust the kids will soon realize their incivility, intransigence and then acquiesce to the judge's ruling. Murray Davis. National Family Justice ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
4
John Reynolds: A walk in the moonlight - New Zealand Herald
"It's going to be more political engagement with our hopeless Government and the intransigence of this way that they don't seem to understand ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
5
Climate for change: Abbott's cheap and nasty political zombie
The intransigence over the clear misuse of taxpayers' money by Speaker Bronwyn Bishop is just a symptom of the government's broader ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
6
The real reason Republicans oppose the Iran deal (it has a lot to do …
(This plays a significant role in motivating Republican intransigence on normalizing relations with Cuba.) And a free-floating bellicosity that ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Obama names emergency board in NJ Transit dispute » peoplesworld
It's the third such Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) Obama had to name, all of them dealing with management intransigence at commuter ... «People's World, Jul 15»
8
Whole Foods Exploits Prison Labor for Your Goodies, While Ripping …
Yet, a pseudoscientific intransigence has appeared to lead Mackey to even flirt with astrology and anthropogenic climate change denial. «AlterNet, Jul 15»
9
The Philippines vs. China: The Real Fight in the South China Sea …
The United States, which possesses the world's most powerful navy, has yet to ratify the UNCLOS, mainly because of the intransigence of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Greece, Neoliberalism and Politics by Other Means - Counterpunch
German intransigence, with tinges of nationalistic loathing and racism thrown in for good measure, adds drama to this ordinary, if deeply tragic, ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Intransigence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/intransigence>. Apr 2024 ».
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