resistance
English Thesaurus
1. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | action, |
| definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lockout, |
| definition | : | a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | reaction, |
| definition | : | doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like (noun.act) |
2. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance (noun.act)
3. group action in opposition to those in power (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | group action, |
| definition | : | action taken by a group of people (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sales resistance, |
| definition | : | resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | defiance, |
| definition | : | a defiant act (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dissent, objection, protest, |
| definition | : | the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | rebellion, |
| definition | : | refusal to accept some authority or code or convention (noun.act) |
4. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | electrical device, |
| definition | : | a device that produces or is powered by electricity (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ballast, ballast resistor, barretter, |
| definition | : | a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | potential divider, voltage divider, |
| definition | : | resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage (noun.artifact) |
5. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness (noun.attribute)
6. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | deadness, unresponsiveness, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.attribute) |
| domain category | : | bacteria, bacterium, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.animal) |
7. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | revolutionary group, |
| definition | : | a political unit organized to promote revolution (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | maquis, |
| definition | : | the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II (noun.group) |
8. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | mechanical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | friction, rubbing, |
| definition | : | the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | drag, retarding force, |
| definition | : | the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid (noun.phenomenon) |
9. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms (noun.phenomenon)
| hyponym | : | ohmage, |
| definition | : | the ohmic resistance of a conductor (noun.phenomenon) |
10. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | capability, capacity, |
| definition | : | the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment (noun.state) |
11. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | condition, status, |
| definition | : | a state at a particular time (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | immunogenicity, |
| definition | : | the property of eliciting an immune response (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | acquired immunity, |
| definition | : | immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination (noun.state) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
12. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with (noun.act)
| derivation | : | oppose, |
| definition | : | be against; express opposition to (verb.communication) |
13. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance (noun.act)
14. group action in opposition to those in power (noun.act)
15. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | resistant, |
| definition | : | impervious to being affected (adj.all) |
16. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | immune, resistant, |
| definition | : | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) (adj.all) |
17. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force (noun.group)
18. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | resistive, |
| definition | : | exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance (adj.pert) |
19. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease (noun.state)
| derivation | : | immune, resistant, |
| definition | : | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | immune, |
| definition | : | relating to the condition of immunity (adj.pert) |
20. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with (noun.act)
| derivation | : | oppose, |
| definition | : | be against; express opposition to (verb.communication) |
21. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance (noun.act)
22. group action in opposition to those in power (noun.act)
23. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | resistant, |
| definition | : | impervious to being affected (adj.all) |
24. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | immune, resistant, |
| definition | : | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) (adj.all) |
25. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force (noun.group)
26. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | resistive, |
| definition | : | exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance (adj.pert) |
27. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease (noun.state)
| derivation | : | immune, resistant, |
| definition | : | relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | immune, |
| definition | : | relating to the condition of immunity (adj.pert) |
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