What is "resistance" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "resistance": the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

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Meaning of "resistance": any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

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Meaning of "resistance": a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

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Meaning of "resistance": the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

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Meaning of "resistance": (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

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Meaning of "resistance": the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

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Meaning of "resistance": a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

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Meaning of "resistance": the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

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Meaning of "resistance": (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

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Meaning of "resistance": an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

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Meaning of "resistance": group action in opposition to those in power

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Synonyms:

intransigence, support, refusal, fight, protection, struggle, defiance, battle, counteraction, contention, combat, cover, screen, watch, detention, friction, check, obstruction, impediment, stand, holding, hindrance, retardation, safeguard, rebuff, shield, halting, impedance, blocking, impeding, parrying, protecting, striking back, warding off, withstanding,

Antonyms:

liberation, aid, assistance, compliance, cooperation, submission, peace, help, promotion, conforming,