Nouns

(n)resistance, oppositionthe 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”
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(n)resistanceany mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
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(n)electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistance, resistivity, ohmic resistancea material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
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(n)resistancethe military action of resisting the enemy's advance“the enemy offered little resistance”
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(n)immunity, resistance(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
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(n)resistancethe capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents“these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog”
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(n)underground, resistancea secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
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(n)resistancethe degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
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(n)resistance(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
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(n)resistor, resistancean electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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(n)resistancegroup action in opposition to those in power
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