resistance
Noun
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The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with (synset 100203133)
hypernym: action - something done (usually as opposed to something said)hyponym:
- 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
synonym: opposition -
Any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion (synset 111524062)
hypernym: mechanical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objectshyponym:
- friction, rubbing - the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
- acoustic impedance, acoustic reactance, acoustic resistance - opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
- drag, retarding force - the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
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A material's opposition to the flow of electric current
Measured in ohms (synset 111524386)hypernym: electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricityhyponym: ohmage - the ohmic resistance of a conductor -
The military action of resisting the enemy's advance (synset 100958098)
domain category: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationhypernym: action, military action - a military engagement
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(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease (synset 114550773)
domain category: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniqueshyponym:
- 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
synonym: immunity -
The capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents (synset 114550556)
hypernym: capability, capacity - the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
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A secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force (synset 108377599)
hypernym: revolutionary group - a political unit organized to promote revolutionhyponym: maquis - the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War IIsynonym: underground
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The degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria) (synset 105221162)
domain category: 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 plantshypernym: 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
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(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness (synset 104653729)
domain category: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordershypernym: involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling
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An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current (synset 104087045)
hypernym: electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricityhyponym:
- ballast, ballast resistor, barretter - a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
- potential divider, voltage divider - resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage
- rheostat, variable resistor - resistor for regulating current
part meronym: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flowsynonym: resistor -
Group action in opposition to those in power (synset 101171807)
hypernym: group action - action taken by a group of peoplehyponym:
- confrontation, opposition - the act of hostile groups opposing each other
- sales resistance - resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices
- defiance - a defiant act
- contravention, dispute - coming into conflict with
- obstructionism - deliberate interference
- dissent, objection, protest - the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
- rebellion - refusal to accept some authority or code or convention
- insubordination, rebelliousness - an insubordinate act
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