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Resistance

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)

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the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

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the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

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group action in opposition to those in power

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an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

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(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

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a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

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any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

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a material's opposition to the flow of electric current

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the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

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(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease

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electric resistanceelectrical resistanceimmunityimpedanceohmic resistanceoppositionresistivityresistorunderground
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Resistances
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Resistance's
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Resistances'