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Noun: impenitence  im'pe-ni-tun(t)s
  1. The trait of refusing to repent
    "The criminal's impenitence shocked the court";
    - impenitency

Derived forms: impenitences

Type of: bloody-mindedness [Brit], bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will, stubbornness