insistent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   persistently demanding something or refusing to accept disagreement

   She was insistent that every safety concern be investigated.

2. 2
   adj

   repeated or forceful enough to demand attention

   An insistent alarm woke everyone in the building.

Common collocations

• insistent cry Adjective + noun

From Latin insistens, the present participle of insistere (to stand upon, persist, or press), from in- + sistere (to stand). The modern adjective preserves the idea of holding firmly to a demand or repeatedly pressing for attention.

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