Resistance Meaning

There are 11 meaning(s) for word Resistance

Meaning 1 : an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

    Synonyms : resistor
Meaning 2 : a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

    Synonyms : underground
Meaning 3 : the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

    Example : he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens

    Synonyms : opposition
Meaning 4 : (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

    Synonyms : immunity
Meaning 5 : a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

    Synonyms : electric resistance,  electrical resistance,  impedance,  ohmic resistance,  resistivity
Meaning 6 : any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

Meaning 7 : group action in opposition to those in power

Meaning 8 : (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

Meaning 9 : the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

    Example : these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog

Meaning 10 : the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

Meaning 11 : the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

    Example : the enemy offered little resistance


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