Intransigent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; ; - W.Churchill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntɹˈænsɪdʒənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntɹˈansɪdʒənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntɹˈansɪdʒənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪntɹˈænsɪdʒənt/.

Examples

he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him
an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adamantine adamant inexorable

Parts of Speech

adjective

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; ; - W.Churchill

“he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind”

Word Forms

adamance	noun	resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
inexorableness	noun	mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up
intransigency	noun	the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise
intransigence	noun	the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unnachgiebig

unempfindlich gegenüber Bitten, Überredungen, Bitten und Vernunft; ; - W. Churchill

🇫🇷French

intransigeant

imperméable aux plaidoyers, à la persuasion, aux demandes, à la raison ; ; - W. Churchill

🇪🇸Spanish

intransigente

impermeable a súplicas, persuasiones, solicitudes, razones; ; - W. Churchill

🇮🇹Italian

intransigente

impermeabile alle suppliche, alla persuasione, alle richieste, alla ragione; ; - W. Churchill

🇳🇱Dutch

onverzettelijk

ongevoelig voor pleidooien, overtuigingen, verzoeken, rede; ; - W.Churchill

🇵🇹Portuguese

intransigente

impermeável a apelos, persuasão, pedidos, razão; ; - W. Churchill

🇷🇺Russian

непримиримый

невосприимчив к мольбам, уговорам, просьбам, разуму; ; - У.Черчилль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सैद्धांतिक

विनती, अनुनय, अनुरोध, कारण से अप्रभावित; ; - डब्ल्यू चर्चिल

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

অনুনয়, প্ররোচনা, অনুরোধ, যুক্তির প্রতি দুর্ভেদ্য; ; - ডব্লিউ চার্চিল

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியற்ற

வேண்டுகோள், வற்புறுத்தல், கோரிக்கைகள், காரணம் ஆகியவற்றிற்கு ஊடுருவாதது; ; - டபிள்யூ.சர்ச்சில்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిష్కపటమైన

అభ్యర్ధనలు, ఒప్పించడం, అభ్యర్థనలు, కారణం; ; - డబ్ల్యూ.చర్చిల్

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्थिर

विनवणी, मन वळवणे, विनंत्या, कारणासाठी अभेद्य; ; - डब्ल्यू चर्चिल

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

વિનંતીઓ, સમજાવટ, વિનંતીઓ, કારણ માટે અભેદ્ય; ; - ડબલ્યુ. ચર્ચિલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಠುರ

ಮನವಿಗಳು, ಮನವೊಲಿಸುವುದು, ವಿನಂತಿಗಳು, ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ; - ಡಬ್ಲ್ಯೂ.ಚರ್ಚಿಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അചഞ്ചലമായ

അപേക്ഷകൾ, പ്രേരണ, അഭ്യർത്ഥനകൾ, കാരണം ; - ഡബ്ല്യു.ചർച്ചിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰ

ਬੇਨਤੀਆਂ, ਪ੍ਰੇਰਨਾ, ਬੇਨਤੀਆਂ, ਤਰਕ ਲਈ ਅਭੇਦ; ; - ਡਬਲਯੂ.ਚਰਚਿਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر متزلزل

التجا، قائل، درخواست، وجہ سے بے نیاز؛ ; --.ڈبلیو چرچل n

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不妥协的

不受恳求、说服、请求、理由的影响； ; ——W·丘吉尔

🇯🇵Japanese

頑固な

嘆願、説得、要求、理性を受け付けない。 ; - W.チャーチル

🇰🇷Korean

비타협적

탄원, 설득, 요청, 이유에 영향을 받지 않습니다. ; - W.처칠

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không khoan nhượng

không chấp nhận lời cầu xin, thuyết phục, yêu cầu, lý do; ; - W.Churchill

🇹🇭Thai

ดื้อรั้น

ไม่ยอมให้อ้อนวอน โน้มน้าว ร้องขอ เหตุผล ; - วชิรชิลล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkeras pendirian

kebal terhadap permohonan, bujukan, permintaan, alasan; ; - W. Churchill

🇵🇭Filipino

pabagu-bago

hindi tinatablan ng mga pakiusap, panghihikayat, mga kahilingan, katwiran; ; - W.Churchill

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sabar

tidak tahan terhadap rayuan, pujukan, permintaan, alasan; ; - W.Churchill

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عنيد

منيع أمام المناشدات والإقناع والطلبات والعقل؛ ; - دبليو تشرشل

🇮🇷Persian

ناسازگار

غیر قابل نفوذ به خواهش، ترغیب، درخواست، دلیل. ; - دبلیو چرچیل

🇹🇷Turkish

uzlaşmaz

ricalara, iknalara, isteklere, akla karşı dayanıklı; ; -W.Churchill

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי מתפשר

אטום לתחנונים, שכנועים, בקשות, סיבה; ; - W.Churchill

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