Today’s “Word of the Day” is “intransigence“ and it is an adjective meaning “refusal or unwillingness to change/compromise on something (view, attitude, behaviour, position); refusal to agree about something; inflexibility, rigidity, single-mindedness, firmness.
Example Sentence: In the years since, Europe’s intransigence on the issue of mass migration has led EU member states on the external frontier of Europe to restore control over their borders by employing violent force and bending the law.
This word is present in The Guardian article Brutality against migrants has become normal on the EU’s lawless borders and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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