intransigence
US /ɪnˈtræn.sə.dʒəns/
UK /ɪnˈtræn.sə.dʒəns/
1.
refusal to change one's views or to agree about something
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The government's intransigence on the issue led to a prolonged strike.
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Her intransigence made negotiations very difficult.