resistance

Meanings

Noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
  • "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"
• any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
• a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
• the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
  • "the enemy offered little resistance"
• (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
• the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
  • "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"
• 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

Synonyms

electric resistance, electrical resistance, immunity, impedance, ohmic resistance, opposition, resistivity, resistor, underground