resistance in WordNet English dictionary

1. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
   electric resistance  electrical resistance  impedance  resistance  resistivity  ohmic resistance 
   
2. (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
   immunity  resistance 
   
3. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
   "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
   resistance  opposition 
   
4. group action in opposition to those in power
   resistance 
   
5. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
   "the enemy offered little resistance"
   resistance 
   
6. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
   resistor  resistance 
   
7. the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
   resistance 
   
8. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
   resistance 
   
9. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
   underground  resistance 
   
10. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
    resistance 
    
11. the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
    "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"
    resistance