resistance

CEFRC1

/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of fighting against or refusing something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A force that slows or prevents movement or flow.

Examples

  • As with all new ideas it met with resistance.

  • We are faced with the alternative of resistance or slavery.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A force that tends to oppose motion.

  2. Electrical resistance.

  3. The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

More examples

In context

  • We came up against massive popular resistance.

  • the resistance of bacteria to certain antibiotics

  • widespread resistance to the new urban development plans

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia. Morphologically resist + -ance.