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Intransigent
adjective/in-TRAN-si-juhnt/
unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
In contextHis intransigent attitude made compromise impossible.
Remember it
In- (not) + transigent (willing to come to terms): an intransigent person won't budge an inch.
Use it well
Formal and critical: an intransigent attitude or stance; use for stubbornness in debates.