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/rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns/

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- 1. the refusal to accept or comply with something: "they displayed a narrow-minded resistance to change" Similar opposition tohostility toaversion torefusal to acceptunwillingness to acceptdisinclination to acceptreluctance to acceptlack of enthusiasm forOpposite acceptancereceptivity
- ▪ the use of force or violence to oppose someone or something: "government forces were unable to crush guerrilla-style resistance" Similar oppositionfightbattlestandstruggleconfrontationdefianceOpposite submissionsurrender
- ▪ a secret organization resisting authority, especially in an occupied country: "he went underground and joined the resistance" Similar undergroundfreedom fighterspartisansguerrillashistorical:Maquis
- ▪ the underground movement formed in France during the Second World War to fight the German occupying forces and the Vichy government.
- 2. the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely: "some of us have a lower resistance to cold than others"
- ▪ lack of sensitivity to a drug, insecticide, etc., especially as a result of continued exposure or genetic change: "many insects show resistance to at least one chemical" Similar ability to fight offability to counteractability to withstandimmunity fromdefences againstresilience
- 3. the impeding or stopping effect exerted by one material thing on another: "air resistance was reduced by streamlining"
- 4. the degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation. By Ohm's law resistance (measured in ohms) is equal to the voltage divided by the current.
- ▪ a resistor or other circuit component which opposes the passage of an electric current.
Word Origin late Middle English: from French résistance, from late Latin resistentia, from the verb resistere ‘hold back’ (see resist).
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: a means of resisting : the inherent ability of an organism to resist harmful influences (such as disease, toxic agents, or infection) : the capacity of a species or strain of microorganism to survive exposure to a toxic agent (such as a drug) formerly effective against it : an opposing or impeding force

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In electrical engineering or physics, resistance is the ability of a substance or an electrical circuit to stop the flow of an electrical current through it. ...materials that lose all their electrical resistance.

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In a country which is occupied by the army of another country, or which has a very harsh and strict government, the resistance is an organized group of people who are involved in illegal activities against the people in power. They managed to escape after being arrested by the resistance. 7. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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A measure of the degree to which a substance impedes the flow of electric current induced by a voltage. Resistance is measured in ohms. Good conductors, such as copper, have low resistance. Good insulators, such as rubber, have high resistance.
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any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion. see more. noun. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with. “he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens”. synonyms: opposition. see more. noun. group action in opposition to those in power.
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