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Stubborn vs Intransigence - What's the difference?

stubborn | intransigence |

As an adjective stubborn

is refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.

As a noun intransigence is

unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

stubborn

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
    • He is pretty stubborn about his political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
    Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.

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    * stubbornly * stubbornness

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    intransigence

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.
    • The intransigence of both sides frustrated the negotiators.
  • * 2013 , Simon Jenkins, Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/gibraltar-falklands-deny-logic-history]
    • The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence . Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands.
  • The state of being intransigent.

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