Resistance | Mean of resistance in English Dictionary

/rɪˈzɪstəns/

• Noun
• refusal to accept something new or different
1. She sensed resistance from some of the staff regarding the changes in policy.
2. There was a lot of resistance to the plan when it was first suggested.
3. They have shown a stubborn resistance to change.
• effort made to stop or to fight against someone or something
1. He offered no resistance when he was arrested. [=he did not try to prevent himself from being arrested]
2. The troops met heavy/stiff resistance as they approached the city.
• the ability to prevent something from having an effect
1. The paint shows good weather resistance.
2. the body's resistance to disease
3. Over time the patient/infection could develop a resistance to the drug.

• a force that slows down a moving object (such as an airplane) by going against the direction in which the object is moving
1. reducing wind resistance
• a secret organization that fights against enemy forces who have gained control of a region, country, etc.
1. a member of the French Resistance
2. resistance forces
• the ability of a substance to prevent electricity from passing through it
1. electrical resistance
• to choose the easiest way to do something instead of trying to choose the best way
1. She tends to follow the path of least resistance instead of going after what she really wants.