Definitions for resistance

(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")

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

(a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms)

(the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance")

((medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease)

(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")

(a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force)

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

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

(an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current)

(group action in opposition to those in power)