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resistance

/ resistance /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
action
Kinds of:
lockout reaction anti-takeover defense
Derived:
oppose
noun Sense 2
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
Type of:
mechanical phenomenon
Kinds of:
friction rubbing acoustic resistance acoustic impedance acoustic reactance
noun Sense 3
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
Type of:
unresponsiveness
Domain:
bacteria bacterium
noun Sense 4
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
Type of:
unwillingness
Domain:
psychiatry psychopathology psychological medicine
noun Sense 5
group action in opposition to those in power
Type of:
group action
Kinds of:
confrontation opposition sales resistance defiance dispute
Derived:
resist balk baulk jib
noun Sense 6
the military action of resisting the enemy''s advance
"the enemy offered little resistance"
Type of:
military action action
Derived:
resist hold out withstand stand firm
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 7
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
Type of:
electrical device
Kinds of:
ballast resistor ballast barretter potential divider voltage divider
Has parts:
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit
noun Sense 8
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Type of:
revolutionary group
Kinds of:
Maquis
noun Sense 9
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Type of:
condition status
Kinds of:
acquired immunity natural immunity innate immunity
Domain:
medicine medical specialty
noun Sense 10
a material''s opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Type of:
electrical phenomenon
Kinds of:
ohmage
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
47
Times Searched
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action lockout reaction anti-takeover defense mechanical phenomenon friction rubbing acoustic resistance acoustic impedance acoustic reactance unresponsiveness unwillingness