- nounresistance (noun) · resistances (plural noun) · resistance movement (noun) · resistance movements (plural noun) · Resistance (noun) · the Resistance (noun)
- the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument:"she put up no resistance to being led away"
- armed or violent opposition:"government forces were unable to crush guerrilla-style resistance"
- a secret organization resisting authority, especially in an occupied country:"he went underground and joined the resistance"
- (the Resistance)the underground movement formed in France during World War II to fight the German occupying forces and the Vichy government. Also called maquis
- the ability not to be affected by something, especially adversely:"some of us have a lower resistance to cold than others"
- medicinebiologylack of sensitivity to a drug, insecticide, etc., especially as a result of continued exposure or genetic change:"many insects show resistance to at least one chemical"
- the impeding, slowing, or stopping effect exerted by one material thing on another:"air resistance would need to be reduced by streamlining"
- the degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current, causing energy dissipation. Ohm's law resistance (measured in ohms) is equal to the voltage divided by the current.
- a resistor or other circuit component which opposes the passage of an electric current.
Originlate Middle English: from French résistance, from late Latin resistentia, from the verb resistere ‘hold back’ (see resist).Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument:
- armed or violent opposition:
- a secret organization resisting authority, especially in an occupied country:
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