RESISTANCE
Scrabble letter values: R1E1S1I1S1T1A1N1C3E1 = 12
Definition
- noun the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with. — synonyms: opposition
- noun any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion.
- noun a material's opposition to the flow of electric current. — synonyms: electric_resistance, electrical_resistance, impedance, resistivity, ohmic_resistance
- noun the military action of resisting the enemy's advance.
- noun (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease. — synonyms: immunity
- noun the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents.
- noun a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force. — synonyms: underground
- noun the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria).
- noun (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness.
- noun an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current. — synonyms: resistor
- noun group action in opposition to those in power.
Examples
- “he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens”
- “despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead”
- “measured in ohms”