| noun | the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with “he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens” |
| noun | any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion |
| noun | a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms |
| noun | the military action of resisting the enemy's advance “the enemy offered little resistance” |
| noun | (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease |
| noun | 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” |
| noun | a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force |
| noun | the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) |
| noun | (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness |
| noun | an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current |
| noun | group action in opposition to those in power |
| oppose | verb | be against; express opposition to |
| resistive | adjective | exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance |
| resist | verb | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something |
| immune | adjective | relating to the condition of immunity |
| resistant | adjective | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) |
| underground | adjective | conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |