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resistance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɹɪˈzɪstəns/

Etymology

From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
   • […]this Autority of his Perſon, doth notwithſtanding lay on us an Obligation, of keeping under his Obedience, and making no warlike Reſiſtance. 1695, John Kettlewell, Chriſtianity, a Doctrine of the Cross: or, Paſſive Obedience under any Pretended Invaſion of Legal Rights and Liberties, page 89:
   • widespread resistance to the new urban development plans
   • When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
   • For decades, trainers and scientists have debated whether and how to mix cardio and resistance exercise. Some small studies suggest combining the two might up the likely gains from each, especially the resistance training. 2021 November 3, Gretchen Reynolds, “Cardio Before Weight Lifting May Help Boost Muscle”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2022:
   • So that there can be no possible misunderstanding, both Germany and Japan can be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that America will continue to fight for freedom until no vestige of resistance remains. Our demand has been and it remains unconditional surrender. 1945 April 16, Harry S. Truman, 10:06 from the start, in MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S., Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:
   • the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics
2. (countable, uncountable) A force that tends to oppose motion.
3. (countable, uncountable) Electrical resistance.
4. (countable, dated, uncountable) A resistor.
   • In our study of simple electrical circuits, we have considered a single source of E.M.F. for each individual circuit but we have learned that any number of resistances may be connected in parallel […] 1928, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Long Lines Dept, Principles of Electricity Applied to Telephone and Telegraph Work (page 52)
5. (countable, uncountable) An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
   • Alliance forces are stretched too thin right now to attempt to liberate the colony, but we've been doing what we can to covertly aid the local resistance. 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3: From Ashes (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Priority Mission: Eden Prime:

Forms

Deriveds

resistance distance · seroresistance · oxidoresistance · Lord's Resistance Army · cryoresistance · corticoresistance · pitting resistance equivalent number · resistanceless · path of least resistance · nonresistance · resistance frame · resistance coil · resistance training · autoresistance · line of least resistance · necroresistance · piece de resistance · pentaresistance · axis of resistance · resistance box · multiresistance · resistance thermometer · resistance band · osmoresistance · resistance arm

Hypernyms

transresistance · arc resistance · massive resistance · insulin resistance · magnetoresistance · tear resistance · irresistance · air resistance · strong collision resistance · cross-resistance · Kapitza resistance · pharmacoresistance · antiresistance · cross resistance · antibioresistance · photoresistance · chemoresistance · tax resistance · polyresistance · cytoresistance · thermoresistance · customer resistance · monoresistance · thromboresistance · unresistance · consumer resistance · radioresistance · elastoresistance · coresistance · hyperresistance · specific resistance · pre-image resistance · panresistance · radiation resistance · counterresistance · ozone resistance · collision resistance · piezoresistance · rolling resistance · electroresistance · impact resistance · electrical resistance · heteroresistance · ohmic resistance · tracking resistance · sales resistance · immunoresistance

Synonyms

opposition

Translations (195)

ca resistència (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ur مقابله (act of resisting) · ko 저항 (shortened form of electrical resistance) · be супраці́ў (act of resisting) · ms rintangan (force that tends to oppose motion) · lv pretspēks (act of resisting) · hu ellenállás (shortened form of electrical resistance) · gl resistencia (shortened form of electrical resistance) · az müqavimət (act of resisting) · scn risistenza (shortened form of electrical resistance) · vi sự chống cự (act of resisting) · ko 저항 (act of resisting) · et vastupanu (act of resisting) · tg зиддият (act of resisting) · ang anbyrdnes (act of resisting) · lt pasipriešinimas (act of resisting) · ps مقاومت (act of resisting) · da modstand (force that tends to oppose motion) · it resistenza (force that tends to oppose motion) · az müqavimət (force that tends to oppose motion) · vi sự đề kháng (act of resisting) · tk garşylyk (act of resisting) · hy դիմադրություն (force that tends to oppose motion) · de Widerstand (force that tends to oppose motion) · el αντίσταση (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ba ҡаршылыҡ (act of resisting) · sh òtpor (act of resisting) · hi विरोध (act of resisting) · da modstandsbevægelse (underground organization struggling for liberation) · cmn 抵抗運動 /抵抗运动 (underground organization struggling for liberation) · sh о̀тпор (act of resisting) · it resistenza (act of resisting) · pl oporność (shortened form of electrical resistance) · uk о́пір (act of resisting) · lt priešinimasis (act of resisting) · mn ᠡᠰᠡᠷᠭᠦᠴᠡᠯ (act of resisting) · id berlawanan arus (force that tends to oppose motion) · grc ἀντίστασις (underground organization struggling for liberation) · bo བཙན་རྒོལ་གསང་ཚོགས (underground organization struggling for liberation) · hu ellenállás (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ca resistència (force that tends to oppose motion) · ast resistencia (act of resisting) · ml പ്രതിരോധം (act of resisting) · pl sprzeciw (act of resisting) · el αντίσταση (force that tends to oppose motion) · ms rintangan (act of resisting) · vi sức cản (force that tends to oppose motion) · enm resistence (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ru отпо́р (act of resisting) · gl resistencia (underground organization struggling for liberation) · mi parehiko (shortened form of electrical resistance) · cmn 抵抗力 (act of resisting) · ang andwig (act of resisting) · sv motstånd (act of resisting) · ml പ്രതിരോധം (shortened form of electrical resistance) · nb resistans (shortened form of electrical resistance) · cmn 抵抗 (act of resisting) · ky каршылык (act of resisting) · ast resistencia (force that tends to oppose motion) · id kelompok pemberontak (underground organization struggling for liberation) · cs odpor (shortened form of electrical resistance) · he רזיסטאנס (underground organization struggling for liberation) · tr direnç (act of resisting) · uk спро́тив (act of resisting) · pl rezystancja (shortened form of electrical resistance) · scn risistenza (underground organization struggling for liberation) · sq rezistencë (act of resisting) · ca resistència (shortened form of electrical resistance) · hu ellenállás (force that tends to oppose motion) · ja 反抗 (act of resisting) · gl resistencia (act of resisting) · hy դիմադրություն (act of resisting) · fi vastus (force that tends to oppose motion) · kk қарсылық (act of resisting) · scn risistenza (force that tends to oppose motion) · id resistansi (shortened form of electrical resistance) · nl weerstand (act of resisting) · mn эсэргүүцэл (act of resisting) · id penentangan (act of resisting) · gl resistencia (force that tends to oppose motion) · mi ātetenga (act of resisting) · fr résistance (act of resisting) · it resistenza (shortened form of electrical resistance) · cs odpor (act of resisting) · ro rezistența (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ru сопротивле́ние (shortened form of electrical resistance) · scn risistenza (act of resisting) · enm resistence (act of resisting) · pl opór (act of resisting) · lo ຄວາມຕ້ານທານ (act of resisting) · ka წინააღმდეგობა (act of resisting) · is viðnám (shortened form of electrical resistance) · cmn 阻力 (force that tends to oppose motion) · hy դիմադրություն (underground organization struggling for liberation) · bg съпроти́ва (underground organization struggling for liberation) · fa پایداری (act of resisting) · ms penentangan (act of resisting) · cmn 反抗 (act of resisting) · pl ruch oporu (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ko 저항력 (force that tends to oppose motion) · ja 抵抗力 (force that tends to oppose motion) · ko 반항 (act of resisting) · eo rezisto (act of resisting) · lv pretestība (shortened form of electrical resistance) · is mótstaða (shortened form of electrical resistance) · nl verzet (act of resisting) · sq qëndresë (act of resisting) · pt resistência (shortened form of electrical resistance) · pl opór (shortened form of electrical resistance) · id resistensi (act of resisting) · tr rezistans (act of resisting) · fr résistance (underground organization struggling for liberation) · tl sagwil (shortened form of electrical resistance) · sv motståndsrörelse (underground organization struggling for liberation) · pt resistência (underground organization struggling for liberation) · km កំណៀច (act of resisting) · ka უკუქმედება (force that tends to oppose motion) · de Widerstand (act of resisting) · sv resistans (shortened form of electrical resistance) · de Widerstand (shortened form of electrical resistance) · ast resistencia (underground organization struggling for liberation) · da modstand (shortened form of electrical resistance) · de Widerstand (underground organization struggling for liberation) · es resistencia (force that tends to oppose motion) · pt resistência (force that tends to oppose motion) · fi vastustuskyky (act of resisting) · fa مقابله (act of resisting) · bg съпротивле́ние (force that tends to oppose motion) · tt каршылык (act of resisting) · ja 抵抗 (act of resisting) · ar مُقَاوَمَة (act of resisting) · be супраціўле́нне (act of resisting) · fi vastarintaliike (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ka წინაღობა (shortened form of electrical resistance) · ml ചെറുക്കൽ (act of resisting) · lb Widderstand (act of resisting) · he הִתְנַגְּדוּת (act of resisting) · kmr berxwedan (act of resisting) · he התנגדות (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ro rezistare (act of resisting) · lv pretestība (act of resisting) · fi resistanssi (shortened form of electrical resistance) · sk odpor (act of resisting) · da resistans (shortened form of electrical resistance) · fi vastarinta (act of resisting) · ru сопротивле́ние (act of resisting) · hy դիմադրություն (shortened form of electrical resistance) · ur مزاحمت (act of resisting) · fr résistance (shortened form of electrical resistance) · es oposición (act of resisting) · tr direniş (act of resisting) · grc ἀντίστασις (act of resisting) · nb motstandsbevegelse (underground organization struggling for liberation) · es resistencia (shortened form of electrical resistance) · cmn 電阻 /电阻 (shortened form of electrical resistance) · tg муқобилат (act of resisting) · tr mukavemet (act of resisting) · pt resistência (act of resisting) · el αντίσταση (act of resisting) · nl verzet (underground organization struggling for liberation) · lv pretspars (act of resisting) · es resistencia (underground organization struggling for liberation) · pl opór (force that tends to oppose motion) · mk отпор (act of resisting) · it resistenza (underground organization struggling for liberation) · th การต่อต้าน (act of resisting) · ug قارشىلىق (act of resisting) · nb motstand (shortened form of electrical resistance) · bg съпротивле́ние (act of resisting) · el αντίσταση (shortened form of electrical resistance) · da modstand (act of resisting) · es resistencia (act of resisting) · fi vastus (shortened form of electrical resistance) · ms hambatan (force that tends to oppose motion) · tg муқовимат (act of resisting) · id hambatan (shortened form of electrical resistance) · my ခုခံခြင်း (act of resisting) · hu ellenállás (act of resisting) · ro rezistență (act of resisting) · ro opunere (act of resisting) · ast resistencia (shortened form of electrical resistance) · ca resistència (act of resisting) · sl odpor (act of resisting) · fa مقاومت (act of resisting) · ru сопротивле́ние (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ja 抵抗 (shortened form of electrical resistance) · hi मुक़ाबला (act of resisting) · nb motkraft (force that tends to oppose motion) · nb motstand (act of resisting) · nn motstand (act of resisting) · cs odboj (underground organization struggling for liberation) · ru сопротивле́ние (force that tends to oppose motion) · hi प्रतिरोध (act of resisting) · ml വൈദ്യുതപ്രതിരോധം (shortened form of electrical resistance) · uz qarshilik (act of resisting)