adj
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Meanings
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1
adj
persistently demanding something or refusing to accept disagreement
She was insistent that every safety concern be investigated.
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2
adj
repeated or forceful enough to demand attention
An insistent alarm woke everyone in the building.
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Forms
insistencyinsistently
Derived forms
insistentlyoverinsistentuninsistent
Etymology
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.