insistence

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun continual and persistent demands
  2. noun the state of demanding notice or attention
  3. noun the act of insisting on something

Etymology

From Middle English insistence, derived from Old French insister (“to insist”). Compare Middle French insistance. Morphologically insist + -ence.

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