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   resistance

   /rɪˈzɪst(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 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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   The meaning of RESISTANCE is an act or instance of resisting : opposition. How to use resistance in a sentence.

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   the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something: resistance to disease. Government troops offered no resistance (to the rebels). There's a lot of resistance (= opposition) to the idea of a united Europe.

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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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   noun. 1. the act or an instance of resisting. 2. the capacity to withstand something, esp the body's natural capacity to withstand disease. 3. a. the opposition to a flow of electric current through a circuit component, medium, or substance. It is the magnitude of the real part of the impedance and is measured in ohms.

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   Definition of resistance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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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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   1. Resistance to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it. [...] 2. Resistance to an attack consists of fighting back against the people who have attacked you. [...] 3. The resistance of your body to germs or diseases is its power to remain unharmed or unaffected by them. [...] More. Definitions of 'Resistance'

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   resistance meaning, definition, what is resistance: a refusal to accept new ideas or changes...: Learn more.

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    RESISTANCE meaning: 1. If there is resistance to a change, idea, etc, people disagree with it and refuse to accept it…. Learn more.

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    RESISTANCE meaning: 1 : refusal to accept something new or different often + from often + to; 2 : effort made to stop or to fight against someone or something