RESISTANCE

The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

Example: "He encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"

Any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

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

The military action of resisting the enemy's advance

Example: "The enemy offered little resistance"

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

The capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents

Example: "These trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"

A secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

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

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

An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

Group action in opposition to those in power