Words · Very common
resistance
/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters
- 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