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English noun: insistence | |||
| 1. | insistence (communication) continual and persistent demands | ||
| Synonyms | insisting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demand | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | purism | ||
| 2. | insistence (state) the state of demanding notice or attention | ||
| Samples | The insistence of their hunger. The press of business matters. | ||
| Synonyms | imperativeness, insistency, press, pressure | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | urgency | ||
| 3. | insistence (act) the act of insisting on something | ||
| Samples | Insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position. | ||
| Synonyms | insistency | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advocacy, protagonism | ||
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