Question

may the effort had taken an unmistakable toll on fischer. on the evening of may 6, fischer made two satellite phone calls to seattle in which he complained bitterly to his business partner, karen dickinson, and to his publicist, jane bromet, about boukreevs intransigence. neither woman imagined that these would be the last conversations they would ever have with fischer. from jon krakauer, into thin air. copyright 1997 by jon krakauer. what is the meaning of intransigence as it is used in the passage? stubbornness lack of skill loneliness displeasure

Explanation:

The word "intransigence" generally means being uncompromising or stubborn. In the context, Fischer is complaining about Boukreev, and "stubbornness" best fits as the meaning.

Answer:

stubbornness