resistance
nouns
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
"he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
is a type of (narrower)
a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
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"
is derived from
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
is derived from
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"
is a type of (narrower)
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
"the capability of a metal to be fused"
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
is derived from
domain category
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
is a type of (narrower)
the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
"she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident"; "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away"
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
is derived from
domain category
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
is a type of (narrower)
the trait of being unwilling
"his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
group action in opposition to those in power
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