resistance
re·sis·tance
noun
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
- “he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens”
- “despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead”
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
a material''s opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
group action in opposition to those in power
Origin
From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance.
Phrases
- axis of resistance
- line of least resistance
- Lord's Resistance Army
- path of least resistance
- piece de resistance
- pitting resistance equivalent number
- resistance arm
- resistance band
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