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'Resistance'

[resistance.n.01] as in: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

Examples:
he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens
despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead

'Resistance'

[resistance.n.02] as in: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

'Resistance'

[electric_resistance.n.01] as in: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

'Resistance'

[resistance.n.04] as in: the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

Examples:
the enemy offered little resistance

'Resistance'

[immunity.n.02] as in: (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

'Resistance'

[resistance.n.06] as in: the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

Examples:
these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog

'Resistance'

[underground.n.01] as in: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

'Resistance'

[resistance.n.08] as in: the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

'Resistance'

[resistance.n.09] as in: (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

'Resistance'

[resistor.n.01] as in: an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

'Resistance'

[resistance.n.11] as in: group action in opposition to those in power