resistance

Noun
  1. The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with (synset 100203133)
    "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
    is a type of: action - something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    subtypes:
    • lockout - a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
    • reaction - doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
    • anti-takeover defense - resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover
    same as: opposition
  2. Any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion (synset 111524062)
    is a type of: mechanical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
    subtypes:
  3. A material's opposition to the flow of electric current;
    Measured in ohms (synset 111524386)
    is a type of: electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity
    subtypes: ohmage - the ohmic resistance of a conductor
    same as: electric resistance, electrical resistance, impedance, ohmic resistance, resistivity
  4. The military action of resisting the enemy's advance (synset 100958098)
    "the enemy offered little resistance"
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: action, military action - a military engagement
  5. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease (synset 114550773)
    referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
    is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
    subtypes:
    • immunogenicity - the property of eliciting an immune response
    • acquired immunity - 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
    • innate immunity, natural immunity - immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup
    same as: immunity
  6. The capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents (synset 114550556)
    "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"
    is a type of: capability, capacity - the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
  7. A secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force (synset 108377599)
    is a type of: revolutionary group - a political unit organized to promote revolution
    subtypes: maquis - the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II
    same as: underground
  8. The degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) (synset 105221162)
    referred to in: bacteria, bacterium - (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
    is a type of: deadness, unresponsiveness - 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
  9. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness (synset 104653729)
    referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    is a type of: involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling
  10. An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current (synset 104087045)
    is a type of: electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
    subtypes:
    is a part of: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
    same as: resistor
  11. Group action in opposition to those in power (synset 101171807)
    is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of people
    subtypes:

Other Searches