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'resistance' in a sentence

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resistance noun

: the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

: 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

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

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

: 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


  • When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
  • Your proposal will meet with significant resistance.
  • Those who are terrorists for some, are resistance for others.
  • The resistance movement has gone underground.
  • He takes the attitude that resistance is a waste of energy.
  • The enemy gave in without further resistance.
  • Charles always takes the line of least resistance.
  • We came up against massive popular resistance.
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