insistence
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of INSISTENCE
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the act of demanding something or saying something in a way that does not allow disagreement
— often + on
— often + that
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I was surprised by their insistence on privacy.
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her insistence on being honest
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No one believed him despite his insistence that he was innocent.
◊ If you do something at the insistence of someone or at someone's insistence, you do it because someone tells you that you must do it.
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She was fired from her job at the insistence of the mayor.
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He enrolled in the army at his father's insistence.
2
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the quality or state of being insistent
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He spoke with great insistence of the need for reform.
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the insistence of the crashing waves
