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