different between intransigence vs rebuff

English

Etymology

From French intransigeance, noun form of intransigeant, borrowed from Spanish intransigente at the end of the nineteenth century. Morphologically, from in- +? transiger +? -ant, literally "uncompromising".

Noun

intransigence (countable and uncountable, plural intransigences)

1. 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)[1]

     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.

Translations

Anagrams

• antiscreening

English

Etymology 1

From Middle French rebuffer (compare French rebiffer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???b?f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

rebuff (plural rebuffs)

1. A sudden resistance or refusal.

   He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.

2. Repercussion, or beating back.

Translations

Verb

rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed)

1. To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

Translations

Etymology 2

re- +? buff

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i??b?f/

Verb

rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed)

1. (transitive) To buff again.

Anagrams

• buffer