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Quick definitions from WordNet (resistance)
▸ noun: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with ("He encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens")
▸ noun: the military action of resisting the enemy's advance ("The enemy offered little resistance")
▸ noun: group action in opposition to those in power
▸ noun: (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
▸ noun: the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
▸ noun: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
▸ noun: an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
▸ noun: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
▸ noun: (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
▸ noun: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
▸ Also see resistances
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▸ noun: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with ("He encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens")
▸ noun: the military action of resisting the enemy's advance ("The enemy offered little resistance")
▸ noun: group action in opposition to those in power
▸ noun: (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
▸ noun: the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
▸ noun: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
▸ noun: an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
▸ noun: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
▸ noun: (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
▸ noun: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
▸ Also see resistances
▸ Words similar to resistance
▸ Usage examples for resistance
▸ Idioms related to resistance (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing resistance
▸ Words that often appear near resistance
▸ Rhymes of resistance
▸ Invented words related to resistance