resistance

English

/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
  • (physics) A force that tends to oppose motion.
  • (physics) electrical Electrical resistance.
  • An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English resistence derived from Old French resistence derived from Latin resistentia.

Origin

Latin

resistentia

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