insistency

English Thesaurus

1. the act of insisting on something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	advocacy, protagonism,
definition	:	active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something (noun.act)

2. the state of demanding notice or attention (noun.state)

hypernym	:	urgency,
definition	:	the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity (noun.state)

3. the act of insisting on something (noun.act)

derivation	:	importune, insist,
definition	:	beg persistently and urgently (verb.communication)

4. the state of demanding notice or attention (noun.state)

derivation	:	coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze,
definition	:	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)

derivation	:	blackjack, blackmail, pressure,
definition	:	exert pressure on someone through threats (verb.social)

derivation	:	press,
definition	:	be urgent (verb.stative)

derivation	:	insistent, repetitive,
definition	:	repetitive and persistent (adj.all)

derivation	:	imperative,
definition	:	requiring attention or action (adj.all)

derivation	:	clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant,
definition	:	demanding attention (adj.all)

5. the act of insisting on something (noun.act)

derivation	:	importune, insist,
definition	:	beg persistently and urgently (verb.communication)

6. the state of demanding notice or attention (noun.state)

derivation	:	coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze,
definition	:	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social)

derivation	:	blackjack, blackmail, pressure,
definition	:	exert pressure on someone through threats (verb.social)

derivation	:	press,
definition	:	be urgent (verb.stative)

derivation	:	insistent, repetitive,
definition	:	repetitive and persistent (adj.all)

derivation	:	imperative,
definition	:	requiring attention or action (adj.all)

derivation	:	clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant,
definition	:	demanding attention (adj.all)