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Definition: 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"
Definition: any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
Definition: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Definition: the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
Definition: 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"
Definition: a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Definition: the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
Definition: (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
Definition: group action in opposition to those in power
Definition: The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.