resistance

Sense 1 noun

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens

Sense 2 noun

any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

Sense 3 noun

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

Sense 4 noun

the military action of resisting the enemy's advance

the enemy offered little resistance

Sense 5 noun

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

Sense 6 noun

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

Sense 7 noun

a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

Sense 8 noun

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

Sense 9 noun

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

Sense 10 noun

an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

Sense 11 noun

group action in opposition to those in power