insistence Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun continual and persistent demands
    insisting.
  2. noun the state of demanding notice or attention
    press; pressure; insistency; imperativeness.
    • the insistence of their hunger
    • the press of business matters
  3. noun the act of insisting on something
    insistency.
    • insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position

WordNet


In*sist"ence noun
Definitions
  1. The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence; urgency.

Webster 1913