resistance

Universal Words noun 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 IDIOMS see LINEn.