resistance
US /rɪˈzɪstəns/
・UK /rɪ'zɪstəns/
A2
noun
- Force that stops or slows movement of something
- Refusal to accept something new or different
- A secret organization resisting authority, especially in an occupied country
other
- The property of a conductor by which it opposes the passage of an electric current.
- The act of resisting; opposition.
- The ability of an organism to withstand the effects of a harmful agent, such as a disease or drug
- The degree to which a substance opposes the flow of electric current through it, measured in ohms
- The ability of a material to withstand the effects of a particular agent or condition
- The act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something
- A psychological defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously opposes the bringing of repressed thoughts into conscious awareness
Examples
The advancing army met with little resistance.
armed resistance against the Nazis