resistance

(noun) the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with. Synonyms: opposition. Examples: "He encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens." "Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead."

(noun) any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion.

(noun) a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms. Synonyms: electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, resistivity, ohmic resistance.

(noun) the military action of resisting the enemy's advance. Example: "The enemy offered little resistance."

(noun) (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease. Synonyms: immunity.

(noun) the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents. Example: "These trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog."

(noun) a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force. Synonyms: underground.

(noun) the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria).

(noun) (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness.

(noun) an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current. Synonyms: resistor.

(noun) group action in opposition to those in power.