resistance
Refusal to yield
Resistance is the act of opposing or refusing to accept something.
You might meet resistance when proposing change, or offer resistance when someone tries to move you.
In physics, resistance is a force that opposes motion: air resistance, electrical resistance.
The Resistance refers to underground movements opposing occupying forces, especially in World War II France.
Resistance training builds strength by working muscles against opposing force.
The path of least resistance is the easiest route through obstacles.
Defiance of established power
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
refusal · nonconformity · obstinacy · stubbornness · insubordination · recalcitrance · intransigence · opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
intransigence · unyielding · obduracy · steadfastness · refusal · noncooperation · recalcitrance · underground
Resistance between touching surfaces
- dragResistance through fluid
- impedanceAC circuit opposition
- loadCarried weight or burden
- tensionStretched or strained state
force · pressure · opposition · coefficient · ohm · conductance · inertia · reactance
Irregular armed fighter
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- partisansStaunch factional supporters
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
occupation · liberation · clandestine · cell · maquis · fighters · operatives · espionage
Proteins targeting pathogens
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- antigenImmune response inducer
- immuneProtected from harm
bacteria · viral · host · tolerance · susceptibility · antimicrobial · antibiotic · MRSA
Refusal to accept reality
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- defensivenessResistance to perceived attack
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
blocking · suppression · repression · transference · unconscious · therapeutic · ego · defense mechanism
Musical performing groups
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- strengthPower to exert force
- repsExercise iteration count
sets · workout · muscle · conditioning · dumbbells · bodybuilding · powerlifting · tension
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
noncompliance · refusal · nonconformity · obstinacy · stubbornness · insubordination · recalcitrance · intransigence · opposition · rejection
opposition
Active resistance or dissent
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
noncompliance · intransigence · unyielding · obduracy · steadfastness · refusal · noncooperation · recalcitrance · underground · partisans
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
tension · force · pressure · opposition · coefficient · ohm · conductance · inertia · reactance · capacitance
guerrilla
Irregular armed fighter
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- partisansStaunch factional supporters
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
insurgency · occupation · liberation · clandestine · cell · maquis · fighters · operatives · espionage · smuggling
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- antigenImmune response inducer
immune · bacteria · viral · host · tolerance · susceptibility · antimicrobial · antibiotic · MRSA · superbugs
denial
Refusal to accept reality
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- defensivenessResistance to perceived attack
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
aversion · blocking · suppression · repression · transference · unconscious · therapeutic · ego · defense mechanism · breakthrough
bands
Musical performing groups
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- strengthPower to exert force
reps · sets · workout · muscle · conditioning · dumbbells · bodybuilding · powerlifting · tension · gym
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- Power dynamicsdominance, submission, authority, power, control
- resistancedefiance, dissidence, opposition, pushback, civil disobedience
- literary themesheroism, hero's journey, ennui, social realism, morals
- Space Empireemperor, stormtroopers, Sith, dark lord, conquest
- Circuit Analysisvoltage, current, Ohm's law, series circuit, parallel circuit
resistancesurrender
Cease resistance, yield
submission · capitulation · compliance · yielding · acquiescence
resistanceconductance
Ease of current flow
conductivity · flow · transmission · permeability · superconductivity
resistancesusceptibility
Liability to influence
vulnerability · sensitivity · receptivity · openness · weakness
- heat resistanceTolerance to high temperatures
- path of least resistanceCourse requiring least effort
- water resistanceAbility to repel moisture
- water resistantAble to repel moisture
- disease resistanceCapacity to repel illness
- wind resistanceAir opposing forward motion
resistant, nonresistant, resistances, unresistant, nonresistance, non-resistance