intransigence

Definitions

The quality or state of being unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.

Stubborn refusal to compromise or abandon an extreme position.

Examples

The negotiations stalled due to the union leader's stubborn intransigence regarding the proposed wage cuts.

Despite the mediator's efforts to find common ground, the intransigence of both parties made a peaceful resolution impossible.

Synonyms

stubbornness obstinacy inflexibility obduracy rigidity intractability adamancy

Antonyms

flexibility compliance amenability tractability yieldingness pliancy adaptability