resistance

noun

1.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
2.
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
3.
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
4.
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
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5.
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
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6.
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
7.
a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
8.
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
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9.
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
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10.
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
11.
group action in opposition to those in power
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