resistance
//ɹɪˈzɪstəns//
Forms
- Plural
- resistances
Definitions
1.The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.
2.A force that tends to oppose motion.
3.Electrical resistance.
4.An underground organisation engaged in a struggle for liberation from forceful occupation; a resistance movement.
- Alliance forces are stretched too thin right now to attempt to liberate the colony, but we've been doing what we can to covertly aid the local resistance.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2500
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia.
Morphologically resist + -ance.