resistance

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Synonyms: desistance, resistence, assistance, resistant, remittance, hesitance, resultance, existance, resiance, resistances, persistance

Antonyms: desistance, resistence, assistance, resistant, remittance, hesitance, resultance, existance, resiance, resistances, persistance

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Noun

1. The [[act]] of [[resist]]ing, or the [[capacity]] to resist.
2. {{lb|en|physics}} A [[force]] that [[tend]]s to [[oppose]] [[motion]].
3. {{lb|en|physics}} {{cap|electrical resistance}}.
4. {{lb|en|electronics|dated}} A [[resistor]]. <!-- https://www.britishtelephones.com/glossary1.htm -->
5. An [[underground]] [[organisation]] engaged in a [[struggle]] for [[liberation]] from [[forceful]] [[occupation]]; a resistance [[movement]].

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