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resistance

noun

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"
Synonyms: opposition
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
a material''s opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Synonyms: electrical resistance, electric resistance, impedance, ohmic resistance, resistivity
the military action of resisting the enemy''s advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Synonyms: immunity
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Synonyms: underground
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
Synonyms: resistor
group action in opposition to those in power