1. 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"
Synonym(s): opposition
Hypernym(s): action
2. resistance - noun
· any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
Hypernym(s): mechanical_phenomenon
3. resistance - noun
· a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Synonym(s): electric_resistance, electrical_resistance, impedance, resistivity, ohmic_resistance
Hypernym(s): electrical_phenomenon
4. resistance - noun
· the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
Hypernym(s): military_action, action
5. resistance - noun
· (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Synonym(s): immunity
Hypernym(s): condition, status
6. resistance - noun
· the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents; "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"
Hypernym(s): capability, capacity
7. resistance - noun
· a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Synonym(s): underground
Hypernym(s): revolutionary_group
8. resistance - noun
· the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
Hypernym(s): unresponsiveness, deadness
9. resistance - noun
· (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
Hypernym(s): unwillingness, involuntariness
10. resistance - noun
· an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
Synonym(s): resistor
Hypernym(s): electrical_device
11. resistance - noun
· group action in opposition to those in power
Hypernym(s): group_action
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