resistance


Meanings

  • the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with;
    • "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"
  • any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
  • a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
  • the military action of resisting the enemy's advance;
    • "the enemy offered little resistance"
  • (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
  • 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"
  • a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
  • the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
  • (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
  • an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
  • group action in opposition to those in power


Scrabble Score: 12

resistance is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

resistance is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

resistance is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 14

resistance is a valid Words With Friends word