Insistence

n.

1.

The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence; urgency.

Noun	1.	insistence - continual and persistent demands Synonyms: insisting
	2.	insistence - the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" Synonyms: imperativeness, insistency, press, pressure
	3.	insistence - urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy" Synonyms: imperativeness, insistency, instancy

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