Insistence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

continual and persistent demands

the state of demanding notice or attention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɪstəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɪstəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɪstəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɪstəns/.

Examples

the insistence of their hunger
the press of business matters
insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pressure press insisting imperativeness insistency

Parts of Speech

noun	continual and persistent demands
noun	the state of demanding notice or attention “the insistence of their hunger”
noun	the act of insisting on something “insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position”

Word Forms

insistent	adjective	repetitive and persistent
insist	verb	be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
imperative	adjective	requiring attention or action
pressure	verb	exert pressure on someone through threats
press	verb	be urgent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beharren

kontinuierliche und anhaltende Anforderungen

🇫🇷French

insistance

des demandes continuelles et persistantes

🇪🇸Spanish

insistencia

demandas continuas y persistentes

🇮🇹Italian

insistenza

richieste continue e persistenti

🇳🇱Dutch

aandringen

voortdurende en aanhoudende eisen

🇵🇹Portuguese

insistência

demandas contínuas e persistentes

🇷🇺Russian

настойчивость

постоянные и настойчивые требования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आग्रह

🇧🇩Bengali

জিদ

ক্রমাগত এবং অবিরাম দাবি

🇮🇳Tamil

வலியுறுத்தல்

தொடர்ச்சியான மற்றும் நிலையான கோரிக்கைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టుబట్టడం

నిరంతర మరియు నిరంతర డిమాండ్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

आग्रह

सतत आणि सततच्या मागण्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગ્રહ

સતત અને સતત માંગણીઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒತ್ತಾಯ

ನಿರಂತರ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರಂತರ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധം

നിരന്തരവും നിരന്തരവുമായ ആവശ്യങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ੋਰ

ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਮੰਗਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

اصرار

مسلسل اور مسلسل مطالبات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚持

持续不断的要求

🇯🇵Japanese

主張

継続的かつ永続的な要求

🇰🇷Korean

주장

지속적이고 끈질긴 요구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khăng khăng

những yêu cầu liên tục và dai dẳng

🇹🇭Thai

การยืนกราน

ความต้องการอย่างต่อเนื่องและต่อเนื่อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

desakan

tuntutan yang terus-menerus dan terus-menerus

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpupumilit

patuloy at patuloy na mga kahilingan

🇲🇾Malay

desakan

tuntutan yang berterusan dan berterusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إصرار

المطالب المستمرة والمستمرة

🇮🇷Persian

اصرار

مطالبات مستمر و مستمر

🇹🇷Turkish

ısrar

sürekli ve kalıcı talepler

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתעַקְשׁוּת

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The primary meaning of 'insistence' is 'continual and persistent demands'.

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'insistence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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