Definition of resistance

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Definition of resistance

  • an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. resistor
  • a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. underground
  • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with (noun)

    Examples

    1. he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens

    Synonyms

    1. opposition
  • (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. immunity
  • a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. electric resistance
    2. electrical resistance
    3. impedance
    4. ohmic resistance
    5. resistivity
  • any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion (noun)
  • group action in opposition to those in power (noun)
  • (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness (noun)
  • the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents (noun)

    Examples

    1. these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog
  • the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) (noun)
  • the military action of resisting the enemy's advance (noun)

    Examples

    1. the enemy offered little resistance

See definition of resistance in Merriam Webster