Resistance
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Resistance Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
any
mechanical
force
that
tends
to
retard
or
oppose
motion
(n)
a
material
''
s
opposition
to
the
flow
of
electric
current
;
measured
in
ohms
(n)
the
military
action
of
resisting
the
enemy
''
s
advance
; "
the
enemy
offered
little
resistance
"
(n) (
medicine
)
the
condition
in
which
an
organism
can
resist
disease
(n)
a
secret
group
organized
to
overthrow
a
government
or
occupation
force
(n)
the
degree
of
unresponsiveness
of
a
disease
-
causing
microorganism
to
antibiotics
or
other
drugs
(
as
in
penicillin
-
resistant
bacteria
)
(n) (
psychiatry
)
an
unwillingness
to
bring
repressed
feelings
into
conscious
awareness
(n)
an
electrical
device
that
resists
the
flow
of
electrical
current
(n)
group
action
in
opposition
to
those
in
power
Resistance Synonyms
electric resistance
electrical resistance
immunity
impedance
ohmic resistance
opposition
resistance
resistivity
resistor
underground
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