1 [U,sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) dislike of or opposition to a plan, an idea, etc.; refusal to obey:
As with all new ideas it met with resistance. * There has been a lot of resistance to this new law. * Resistance to change has nearly destroyed the industry.
2 [U,sing.] ~ (to sb/sth) the act of using force to oppose sb/sth:
armed resistance * The defenders put up a strong resistance. * The demonstrators offered little or no resistance to the police.
3 [U,sing.] ~ (to sth) the power not to be affected by sth:
Aids lowers the body's resistance to infection.
4 [U,sing.] ~ (to sth) a force that stops sth moving or makes it move more slowly:
low / high wind resistance (= in the design of planes or cars)
5 [U,C] (physics) (Symbol R) the fact of not CONDUCTING heat or electricity; a measurement of this
6 (often the Resistance) [sing.+sing./pl.v.] a secret organization that resists the authorities, especially in a country that an enemy has control of:
resistance fighters / forces
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