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resistance
What does resistance mean?
resistance (noun): the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce resistance?
/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does resistance come from?
From earlier resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of resistance?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “resistance” mean?
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
Not quite: that's what site means.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Not quite: that's what evidence means.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
Right! That's what “resistance” means.
a person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others
Not quite: that's what status means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “resistance”?
population
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opposition
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difference
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department
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