insistence
pronunciation
How to pronounce insistence in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsɪstəns]
How to pronounce insistence in American English:
US [ɪnˈsɪstəns]
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- Noun:
- continual and persistent demands
- the state of urgently demanding notice or attention
- urgently demanding attention
Word Origin
- insistence (n.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French insister (see insist) + -ence.
Example
- 1. There was a particular reason for kennedy 's insistence .
- 2. The un security council began debating the incident at turkey 's insistence yesterday .
- 3. China 's insistence on reunification is absolute .
- 4. His insistence that france is the archenemy .
- 5. First , there is the insistence that wisdom is necessary .