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1. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with.
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)
2. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion.
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)
3. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms.
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)
4. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] the military action of resisting the enemy's advance.
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)
5. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] group action in opposition to those in power.
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)
6. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria).
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)
7. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current.
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)
8. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force.
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)
9. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease.
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)
10. resistance
noun. ['rɪˈzɪstəns, riːˈzɪstəns'] (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness.
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- resistance (English)
- résistance (French)